I would never have made it through the past few years if not for the enormous support of my family. Mom and Dad, this one goes out to you, and I hope that I made you proud. Shamik, thank you for continuing to be my rock and reading approximately ninety versions of this book. Alia, my love and my greatest blessing, I could have never written the last chapter if you weren’t in my life, and one day, I hope you know how much all the little drawings and notes you left on my desk kept me going.
Finally, it is no secret that we live in challenging times. There are days when it feels silly and selfish to spend my days crafting tales of monsters and magic. But I still believe, desperately, in the power of stories. If you take any message from this trilogy, I hope it is to choose what’s right even when it seems hopeless—especially when it seems hopeless. Stand for justice, be a light, and remember what it is we were promised by the One who knows better.
With every hardship comes ease.
ALSO BY S. A. CHAKRABORTY
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