About the Author

An acknowledged master of Dark Fantasy, Celia Friedman is a John W. Campbell award finalist, and the author of the highly acclaimed "Coldfire" "Trilogy, " "New York" "Times" Notable Book of the Year "This Alien Shore," "In Conquest Born," "The Madness Season," "The Wilding" and "The" "Magister" "Trilogy." Ms. Friedman worked for twenty years as a professional costume designer, but retired from that career in 1996 to focus on her writing. She lives in Virginia, and can be contacted via her website, www.csfriedman.com."