Authors: Wesley Chu

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To my fellow Anxious Appliances, who climbed Mount Midoriyama alongside me, you’ve shown that writing can be a team sport. A very special thanks to my best literary friend Laura Lam, who laughed, cried, and shared angst with me every step of the way.

To my beta readers: Amber Kuo, Tiffany Moy-Kang, Michael Huchel, Rob Haines, Peter Friedrichsen, and all the others whose invaluable feedback helped shape the book. You guys kept me steering straight.

To my grandparents A-gong, A-ma, Nay-nay, you’re in my youngest and fondest memories, which I’ll cherish until the end of my days. To my parents, Mike and Yukie Chu, thanks for raising me right and letting me be wrong.

To Eva the Airedale Terrier, for dragging me out of my writing cave to see the sun once in a while.

And finally, to the love of my life, Paula, whose steadfast love and support (and editing and more editing) made this dream a reality. You deserve your name on the cover of this book as much as I do.

Tao is now insisting that I thank him as well. So thank you, Tao, for yammering in my brain all those years, demanding I tell your story. There, you happy?

Wesley Chu, Chicago, February 2013

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Wesley Chu was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Chicago, Illinois when he was just a pup. It was there he became a Kung Fu master and gymnast. Wesley is an avid gamer and a contributing writer for the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland. A former stunt man and a member of the SAG, he can also be seen in film and television playing roles such as “Banzai Chef” in Fred Claus and putting out Oscar worthy performances as a bank teller in Chicago Blackhawks commercials. Besides working as an Associate Vice President at a bank, he spends his time writing and hanging out with his wife Paula Kim and their Airedale Terrier, Eva.

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