ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks to my readers: Ernesto Brosa, Matt Whelan, Ciaran Lawless, Sheena Murphy, Fergal Haran, Michael, and Norah Harte for advice on various drafts.

Thanks to Nicola Budd and the Quercus staff, who got us to the church on time. A big to Lavie Tidhar for assistance with Hebrew incantations.

Thanks to my intrepid agent Ian Drury for seeing the potential of Irenicon and to my wise and wonderful editor, Jo Fletcher, for helping me realize it.

Aidan Harte, 2011