Time Gods

Acknowledgements

Sometime during the fifteen years it took to write this novel I lived in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and London, stood at the top of the Eiffel Tower, hiked in the Himalayas in India and Nepal and got married in Texas. In fact, in the course of my 57 years I visited 37 countries, 49 states in America, 9 out of 13 Canadian Provinces and Territories and 3 Australian States.

This book took shape when my friend, Andre Petrov, introduced me to The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov and translated from Russian by Mirra Ginsburg (published by Grove Press). The novel presents an anti-Stalinist message in a complex allegory of good and evil which proved inspirational in the plot of my story.

While I was living in Canada, friends in Vancouver provided new ideas, criticisms and editing services; devotees at the Hare Krishna temple on Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, helped with historical accuracy; and in Ireland, Satsvarupa dasa Goswami permitted me to utilize sections of Prabhupada's authorized biography, Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta. My brother, Jeffrey H. Boyd, a Psychiatrist, Minister and Author, provided constructive criticism and enthusiasm for the project.

However, without the help of Richard Cole, also known as Radha-Mohan das, this book would and could never have been completed. Working from the United Kingdom, Richard has read and re-read the manuscript dozens of times, always coming up with corrections, ideas, criticisms and encouragement.

Lastly, I owe tremendous gratitude to my wife, Charlotte Jean Boyd, for putting up with me while I poured over endless research and rewrites, and who, along with Richard Cole, checked spelling, punctuation, and consistency in the final edit before publication.

All of us hope you enjoy the story that follows.