Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina - Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A book is not just a book but a compilation of everything that came before it—every finished story and every failed start, the inspirations and the dashed dreams, the successes and the dark times, and all the people who left a mark one way or another.
I’d like to thank my agent, Dorian Maffei, for always believing in me and my stories and answering my panicked emails without fail, my editors, Mara Delgado-Sánchez, for giving me a chance, and Vanessa Aguirre, for bringing my vision to the next level—I will never be thankful enough for your guidance. I also couldn’t have done this without Rae Castor, Olivia Hofer, and Kathryn Ann Kingsley, who kept me going through the lowest of the lows. Your friendship means more than you’ll ever know!
I would also like to thank Rati Mehrotra, Sophie Clark, and Keshe Chow for their wonderful support and advice; Lisa, Krista, and Trudie for always being there for me; Jasmine Skye, Genoveva Dimova, Emily Thiede, and Andrea Tang, for giving me such lovely blurbs; Dae, who gave me my first fan art ever; the 2025 debut group, for its invaluable support; 100, for being the best FC, but especially Fae, Simi, and Liren, the best talls one could ever game with; Cabin81, who were invaluable at the start of my writing career; Kerri Resnick and Kelly Chong, for the most amazing cover; Mom, for letting me read Dragonlance as a kid, and mi Abuelita Rosa, for watching Star Trek with me and introducing me to Jane Eyre and Victoria Holt.
Finally, I’d like to thank the Wednesday team for bringing my story to life in such an amazing manner—you all made my dream reality, and I couldn’t appreciate you enough: Sara Goodman, Eileen Rothschild, Devan Norman, Merilee Croft, Cassie Gutman, Lena Shekhter, Brant Janeway, Alyssa Gammello, Alexis Neuville, and Esther de Araujo.
And thank you, dear reader, for welcoming this book into your life!