requests for permission should be addressed to admin @ weaselgreenpress.co.uk first edition : 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 table of contents dedication song of the ice lord other books by green weasel press before you go acknowledgements about the author dedication this book is dedicated to the memory of david rusty steel , at whose funeral i first heard the moving text which ultimately inspired the shipspirits , and to my good friend and fellow mischief-maker dr. tamsyn rose-steel , opera singer , mediaevalist , and general genius .