James Rollins - THE DEVIL COLONY

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Acknowledgments

As this book has been two years in the making, the debt of gratitude I owe on it is long overdue. So let's get started. First, I mention this group in every book, and it's still not enough. They're my first readers, my first editors, and some of my best friends. I wanted to take this moment to acknowledge those folks who've been my bedrock over all of these past years: Penny Hill, Judy Prey, Dave Murray, Caroline Williams, Chris Crowe, Lee Garrett, Jane O'Riva, Sally Barnes, Denny Grayson, Leonard Little, Kathy L'Ecluse, J. M. Keese, and Scott Smith. And again I owe an extra big thanks to Steve Prey for all of his spectacular help with the maps and some crafty handiwork with the Great Seal of the United States. Beyond the group, Carolyn McCray and David Sylvian have kept me upright and moving through the best of times and the worst. Somewhere I probably owe fellow scribe Steve Berry for something (so consider yourself covered, Steve). And, of course, I do know what I owe everyone at HarperCollins: Michael Morrison, Liate Stehlik, Seale Ballenger, Danielle Bartlett, Josh Marwell, Lynn Grady, Adrienne Di Pietro, Richard Aquan, Tom Egner, Shawn Nicholls, Joyce Wong, and Ana Maria Allessi. Lastly, of course, a special acknowledgment to the four people instrumental to all levels of production: my editor, Lyssa Keusch, and her colleague Wendy Lee; and my agents, Russ Galen and Danny Baror. And as always, I must stress that any and all errors of fact or detail in this book fall squarely on my own shoulders.

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author JAMES ROLLINSholds a doctorate in veterinary medicine and resides in the Sierra Nevada mountains. An avid spelunker and certified scuba enthusiast, he can often be found underground or underwater.

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ALSO BY JAMES ROLLINS

Subterranean

Excavation

Deep Fathom

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Ice Hunt

Sandstorm

Map of Bones

Black Order

The Judas Strain

The Last Oracle

The Doomsday Key

Altar of Eden

Credits

JACKET PHOTOGRAPH COLLAGE: METAL BACKGROUND BY JOHN FOXX / GETTY IMAGES; JEFFERSON MEMORIAL BY FRANK TOZIER / ALAMY

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THE DEVIL COLONY. Copyright 2011 by James Czajkowski.

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FIRST EDITION

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for.

ISBN 978- 0-06-178478-1 (hardcover)

ISBN 978- 0-06-199283-4 (international edition)

EPub Edition July 2011 ISBN: 978-0-06-200012-5

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