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I feel lost But in the void, drifting away fro I have not felt for some time The Ash Lord clains It was not a friend who took theht I would abandon my army, my fleet, and rush home to save my son But she does not knohat she has awoken

I pull the key Pax gaveaside the father, welcoe take hold

For the Howlers

INITIALLY, I WAS HESITANT to return to the world of Red Rising

Not for fear of the labor, though labor there was Not for fear of doing the story justice But for another reason altogether

A single, standalone book is a fling A series such as this is a relationship between author and reader You trusted h the initial trilogy And, by buying this book, you trusted ain

So reatest thanks is to you, the reader, for that trust Know that I do not take it lightly, and will not abuse it as we spin further down the rabbit hole

Thank you for your tihts, all of which breathe new life into the veins of Darroorld and made me ache to return to the ept tunnels of Mars, and the freezing sulfur flats of Io, and the manic boulevards of Luna

Without you lot, this world would be the pale ie-man

Now, for ments Cue the war drums Cue the trumpets

A hearty, backslapping,onceaffair, but you lotin the front door

Thank you to Hannah Bow in me from the first haemanthus blossom And to Mike Braff for his editorial wizardry and for cackling every tis!” A better friend and collaborator, there is none

Thank you to Tricia Narwani for the Herculean labor ofmy convoluted fa—I could type away all I like, but without you three no one would ever findthe book and helping Red Rising find a place in the hearts of readers Thank you to Scott Shannon, Keith Clayton, and Gina Centrello for once again having faith in the series Keith, I fully expect more breakdowns of the thematic nuances within the Fast and Furious franchise over eccentric IPAs

Though I was a bit h, the book would never have been coion of friends at my back

Josh Crook, thank you for the constant inspiration, stalwart friendship, and collaboration even when I’s Eric Olsen, for your contagious, ebullient spirit, boundless dreathe stress out ofstories on rooftops Tah to say the words to bind you and Jarrett together forever Jarrett for the constant generosity and introducingauthor Pierce Brown…” every dame company in my insanity Madison Ainley for WWW forevermore Jake and Ruth Blooastronomic tour of LA