Christal, my wife, for being proud of my Star Wars accomplishments and living with my "obsession-of-sorts."  I love you.

Mikaela Christine, my daughter, for being the most beautiful creation I've ever witnessed.  Some day I hope you'll enjoy Star Wars as much as I do.

Tom Veitch, for allowing me to be a part of Star Wars: Empire's End and Lightsider.  You've proven to be a true friend and gracious collaborator.  Additional thanks for periodically checking up on me and reigniting my imagination.  I pray our Light and Darkness War project will eventually come to fruition.  ("Viva Nevoota Bees!!!")

Rich Handley, for being a Star Wars archivist and historian of the highest order, and for being the first to make the Compendium available on the World Wide Web.  Thanks for bringing me on board to help the Star Wars Insider celebrate the 20th anniversary of Indiana Jones.  ("All hail Emperor Palbacca!!!")

Ann C. Crispin, for allowing me to assist in finishing Rebel Dawn on time and expanding my SF horizons.  If you ever write another Star Wars story, please be sure to expand on Myk Bidlor's character.  He's got lots of potential!

John Whitman, for immortalizing me in Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders and allowing me to co-develop Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger.  ("Waiter!  There's a ring in my soup!!!")

Charlene Newcomb, for encouraging me in my Star Wars endeavors and allowing me to help guide Alex Winger in fulfilling her destiny.  ("Mountains, Dark Jedi, TIE Pilots, OH MY!!!")

Dan Wallace, for your great advice & encouragement and for letting me tinker early on with your Star Wars Planet Guide, which eventually turned into Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons.

Jason Fry, for attempting the impossible with your A New Hope—The Empire Strikes Back continuity timeline and allowing me to present it as part of the Compendium in previous versions.  ("When exactly does The Star Wars Holiday Special take place again?")

Kevin Anderson & Rebecca Moesta, for your genuine interest in the Compendium and helping to make it as accurate as possible during it's early stages.  Additional thanks to Kevin for continuing the Dune saga and answering my myriad of questions regarding the future of Paul Muad'Dib's universe.

Bruce Foster, for sharing my Star Wars obsession all those years ago and encouraging me to shoot for the stars.  I hope one day we can be reconciled and enjoy the good times again.  Miss ya, man.

Ron Jones & Paradigm Interactive, for taking the initiative to make The Star Wars Literature Compendium available to Macintosh users when webpages were limited to HTML geeks.

Evan Reynolds, for being the first to make the original Star Wars Literature Timeline accessible via the internet.

Skip Shayotovich, for your friendship and hospitality during the early days of the Star Wars revival.

Ryan Silva, for going Star Wars shopping with me and hooking me up with lots of Star Wars goodies.

Brian E. Udoff, four proffreeding thiss mahnster off a dokument, and performing above and beyond the call of duty in tirelessly promoting and helping update the Compendium.

Lance Worth & the late, great Star Force Collectibles, for filling in the gaps in the Compendium and taking—happily, I might add—all my money.  ( [To my wife]: "So ... what's a pretty girl like you doing with a Star Wars geek like Mike?")