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!”