Thank you to my daughter, Jasmine, for being full of creative ideas for characters and plotlines, and a great sounding-board. You’re a budding editor and yes, I know, I use commas in all the wrong places. Dror, my bestie and husband, thank you for always having my back. Dov and Lev—love you more than all the snowflakes that have ever fallen in Alaska, since the beginning of time. Mum, you have always given support and a boost of confidence in all my creative endeavours, thank you. Dad, thank you for being you, always by my side even if we’re on the other end of the world. Emile and Carrie, Ayalla and Sharon, thank you for being our family support. My friend Issie was the first person to read the full manuscript; thank you for giving me confidence and encouragement. My writing group has been crucial in providing feedback along the way— thank you to all the women, Judy, Helen, Natalie, Julie, Joanna, Michal, Jennifer, Rachel and Sigal, for your insights. Dalit, I greatly appreciate your time and energy reading the draft and fact-checking a hunting lifestyle I wasn’t familiar with. And thank you to the hunter in Alaska who answered my thousand questions about the dos and don’ts of killing a moose—I never plan to do it, but after our hours of conversation now understand a little better why you do.

Lucy Bell, thank you for your excellent editing; your comments and thoughts were spot on in every instance. Sincerest thanks to Ali Green and the whole Pantera Press team for getting behind this series, which means so much to me.

My profits will go to the non-profit organisation I founded with my father, Brian Sherman, Voiceless, the animal protection institute.

Finally, thank you to my lovely readers, you’re the reason why I write. I would love to hear your ideas for new books or thoughts on this series—get in touch with me via my author website, ondinesherman.com and Voiceless, www.voiceless.org.au. I can also be found procrastinating on Instagram and Facebook.

About the Author

Ondine Sherman

Ondine is the co-founder and managing director of Voiceless, the animal protection institute. She is a life-long animal advocate, passionate about promoting respect and compassion for all creatures. Ondine holds a BA in Communications and MA in Environmental Studies. She is an ambassador for Action for Dolphins and director of conservation NGO This is My Earth (TiME), and writes regularly in the media about animal protection.

Ondine grew up in Sydney and now lives in Tel Aviv with her husband and three children. Her mischievous street cats, loyal dogs and ex-battery chickens all keep her extraordinarily entertained.

Keep up to date with Ondine at:

ondinesherman.com

instagram.com/ondinesherman

facebook.com/ondineshermanauthor

Find out where it all began with Sky, the first book in the Animal Allies Series.

For more information, please visit
www.PanteraPress.com

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