Borne On Wings of Steel (55 page)

I want to especially thank my editor Karen Babcock—your guidance and suggestions were invaluable. Thanks to Mary Wolf for her support and direction. And my heartfelt farewell to Dirk Wolf, a true talent who will be sorely missed by all.

To my ‘cruising buddies’ Roger and Denise, Joe and Jackie, David and Doris (and their kids Frederick and Jennifer) and Madelyn. Andy and Monica—again thanks for the love and support. Eric and Brenda and Ann. Walter, Joyce and dear Aunt Anna. Bill, Katine, Victoria and Isabella. Brian and Martha. Matthew and Janet. Hello, Becky! Mark, Luke, Hannah and Daniel. Hey, Eddie—keep playing that guitar playing forever. Ed and Carmen. Kevin, Leah, Marisa Skye and Kristin. Hello to Cindy and Marty. Josh, Sharon, Seth and Tate. And Will, Julie, Ivy and EJ. And to Rick and Dawn. Eric and Marsha. Joyce and Millie—lunch buddies. Thanks to Mark, Kevin and Garrison—I'm glad you liked MotherShip.

To the ‘Macho Manly Men League'—Milfred, Micah, Joe, Ricky, Jim (and his sons Andrew and Christian), Big Dan (and his wife Wendy), Andrew.

To my friends at work, who make it fun—Joe, Tammy, Pat, Eddie, Rodel, Chen, Jack and all the others at DT.

I wrote MotherShip in the “spirit” of the original
Star Wars
movie (the real first movie.) As a kid back in the 1960s, watching
Star Trek
each week was an absolute joy—it was different than anything else on TV at the time. I have been a Trekker ever since. The original two series are still my favorites. I now write BoWoS in the “spirit” of those two original
Star Trek
series by Gene Roddenberry—"to discover new worlds and new civilizations.” I hope I have succeeded—but you the reader will be the true judge of that.

It's a journey—not a race.

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Tony Chandler lives in Atlanta, GA, along with his wife and their twenty-three year old daughter, Meghan. They share their home with two wonderful cats, K.C and Andy, who lead very, very deprived lives—eating, sleeping, and getting loved every day. But they give much love in return so the arrangement is acceptable to all parties. Tony enjoys baseball, art exhibits and the Bard live at the Shakespeare Tavern, as well as music ranging from Mozart and Bach to the Beatles and Enya and beyond ... he loves ‘great’ music in most any form. Tony and his family have become hardened ‘cruise-oholics’ and find they must satisfy their yearning for the high seas and faraway islands every year now!

He has loved books and reading all of his life, and for the last fourteen years has written and been published by some of the leading Webzines on the Internet. His first published novel,
MotherShip
, won the 2002 EPPIE for Science Fiction. Now,
Borne on Wings of Steel
continues the adventures of Mother and her children!

For more about Tony, visit his website www.tonychandler.net