About the Author

Randall Garrett (December 16, 1927-December 31, 1987) was a prolific American author of science fiction and fantasy. He was a regular contributor to Astounding and other magazines during the 50's and 60's. He is best known for his alternate reality stories featuring the detective Lord Darcy who lives in a world where the Plantagenets still rule an Anglo-French empire and magic works. He wrote under a number of pseudonyms including David Gordon, John Gordon, Ivar Jorgensen, Darrel T. Langart, Gerald Vance and others. He also collaborated on several works with Laurence Janifer as Mark Phillips and with Robert Silverberg as Robert Randall. In addition to his writing, he was a founding member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.