THE INTELLIGENCE OF FISH: For fascinating information on the intelligent minds of fish, dogs, sheep, primates and other creatures, I recommend New Scientist magazine # 2451, 12 June 2004, pages 41 to 53.
ANIMAL RIGHTS: P.E.T.A., “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,” have kindly permitted me to draw on information from their newsletter and from their Web site, which can be found at http://www.peta.org.
Thanks to Garth Nix, one of my favorite authors, for our discussion about character names. Thanks to the following writers for valuable information about swordsmanship: Elizabeth Bear, Mike Dumas, Elizabeth Glover, Steve K. S. Perry, Nancy Proctor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A graduate of Monash University with a degree in sociology, CECILIA DART-THORNTON is the author of the internationally acclaimed Bitterbynde Trilogy and the Crowthistle Chronicles. Her interests include animal rights, wilderness conservation, and digital media. She lives with her family in Australia.
Visit Cecilia’s Web site: http://www.dartthornton.com.