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Acknowledgments
Like many first novels, this one wouldn't be complete without acknowledgments. Those of you who
don't know me can skip this part, if you like. Really. I don't mind.
With deepest gratitude to those hardy early readers who believed in this project long before I did
myself:
Mom, Fran, and kid sister Sue, God love 'em; Gram, God rest her; Jeffs K. and A.; sisters of the heart
Darby, Laurie, the Other Lynn, and Nancy; Bonnie; Cheryl; Marc and the whole BookMarc's gang;
Cathie Pelletier, for her guidance and support; Greta, Sandy E, Gary, Bill and Dorothy, Maria, Sabine,
Scott and Julie, Marc and Lisa, Todd, Jen, Gail N.; Suzannes K. and C.; and Pete "The Organmeister"
K. and Debbie C., who materialized out of the electronic ether at the nicest possible time. Apologies to
anyone I missed.
Love also to Matt and Tim, who've heard, "Not now, Mom's writing," far too often; and to my dad,
who's probably bragging me up in Heaven, because he always did.
And finally, special thanks to my literary midwives, Lucienne Diver, Eleanor Wood, and Anne Groell,
who made it all come real.




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Author's Note
The ancient Hierophantic calendar is based on a lunar year divided into twelve 29-day months and
four seasonal festivals, which account for an additional twelve days.
Winter SolsticeтАФobservance of the longest night and celebration of the lengthening of days to come.
(mourning Night and Festival of Sakor in Skala.) Followed by:
Sarisin
Dostin
Klesin
Spring FestivalтАФpreparation for planting, celebration of fertility of Dalna. (festival of the Flowers in
Mycena.) Followed by:
Lithion
Nythin
Gorathin
Summer SolsticeтАФcelebration of the longest day, followed by:
Shemin
Lenthin