ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
My warmest thanks go to:
My editor, Anne Groell, for her expertise, patience, and encouragement
My agents, Merrilee Heifetz and John Richard Parker, for getting this project off the ground
Two very talented artists: Phil Heffernan for the cover art and Neil Gower for the map
Josh Pasternak for his care in helping Tracing evolve from typescript to printed book
Ariel, my ever-resourceful webmaster
Alain Nevant and Stéphane Marsan and all their fellow Mousquetaires for welcoming me to Bragelonne
Michael for reminding me to “Go upstairs and write!”