Willing or unwilling victims of thought thievery include Andy Clark, Douglas Hofstadter, Maurice Leblanc, Jan Potocki and the thousand nameless storytellers of
As for people with names, ones I owe a sincere thank you to include:
My agent John Jarrold for being a solid rock and a foundation of advice, as always.
Sam and Lesley, for friendship and support during interesting times.
Esa Hilli, Lauri Loven, Phil Raines and Stuart Wallace for discussions, careful readings of early drafts, candid feedback, comments and bug-hunting.
Writers’ Bloc – including Alan Campbell, Jack Deighton, Morag Edward, Bram Gieben, Mark Harding, Gavin Inglis, Helen Jackson, Jane McKie, Stefan Pearson, Charlie Stross, Andrew Wilson and Kirsti Wishart. Special thanks to Andrew Ferguson for introducing me to the Axolotl.
Antti Autio for his flowing Finnish and keen eye for details and plot holes.
Sabrina Maniscalco for friendship and quantum physics discussions.
Jakko Ojakangas for musical inspiration.
Darren Brierton for first exposing me to philosophy of mind, and Sami for being a tough sparring partner on related topics (as well as a good friend).
Anni, Antti, Eino, Panu, Sanna, Lauri, Jaakko and Tuija for hospitality and friendship.
My parents Mirja and Mauno, for making sure there is a timeless place called home.
Zuzana, for the best true story I could wish for.
