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THE DUSHAU TRILOGY#1

DUSHAU
JACQUELINE LICHTENBERG
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To Andre Norton, for writing Star Rangers, a.k.a. Last Planet, but not the sequel I felt it desperately
needed, and for not being mad at me for threatening her, as she stood among the lovely flowers in her
front yard, that I'd do it myself.

To Jean Airey for hours spent on my back porch enthusing about Doctor Who until I lit up, too.

To Judy Bemis and the many fans who've gone out of their way to show me tapes of Doctor Who. You
may not see the derivation of Jindigar from The Doctor, or you may feel it's spoiled by the admixture
with Star Rangers, but to me, it seems Zacathans and Time Lords share the same Tailored Effects with
Dushau.

To Don, Elsie and BetsyтАФfor the spark that lit the conflagration (and for a lovely breakfast at Chicon
IV).

To Marion Zimmer Bradley, for introducing me to Russ Galen.

To Russ Galen, for temerity, perspicacity, and audacity, as well as finesse.

To Nansey Neiman, for sheer nerve.

Here must be mentioned those who contributed actively to the preparation of this book.

Katie Filipowicz, editor of Zeor Forum, one of the fanzines devoted to my Sime/Gen universe, and
creator of the Sime/Gen chronology published in the Playboy paperback edition of First Channel, made
Stephen Kimmel's world-building program work on my computer. She also acquired for me several Ravi
Shankar records on which I've based my concept of Dushau music. All this in addition to customizing
Wordstar so I could learn the darn thing! She's one of those "without whom..."

Jean Lorrah, my sometimes collaborator and now independent author in my Sime/Gen universe, suffered