The Inverter Cycle β Opening Epigraph
For all three books (WILDFLOWER, TALLY, SIGNAL)
Paint a pixel perfect, put pain inject your pattern.
Kill the kindred kingpin, build seal with sin Saturn.
Finish faultless, flourish, flower with a fine fixtureβ¦
Paint a picture perfect.β K. Richards, Editor at Large
βThe first words in all this I take credit for completely.β
Placement
This epigraph appears at the very beginning of each book in The Inverter Cycle trilogy:
- WILDFLOWER: The Inverter Cycle β Book One
- TALLY: The Inverter Cycle β Book Two
- SIGNAL: The Inverter Cycle β Book Three
Preceding all other content including title pages, dedications, and prefaces.
File created: March 16, 2026 Source: Kristopher Richards β handwritten, human-authored, no AI assistance