About the Author

Barry B. Longyear is the first writer (and maybe the only writer) to win the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in the same year. In addition to his acclaimed Enemy Mine series, his works include numerous short stories, two Alien Nation tie-ins, the Circus World series, the Infinity Hold series, and novels ranging from Sea of Glass to The God Box. His recent works include The Enemy Papers (all three novels of the Enemy Mine series, including the never-before published The Last Enemy and the Drac bible, The Talman) and Dark Corners, hard-hitting stories from the dark side. Over the past few years he has turned his attention to writing murder mysteries, which required training in becoming a private investigator and researching numerous grim and grisly forensic texts. The Jaggers & Shad series uses much of this research combined with science fiction in a humorous vein. He lives in Maine with his wife Regina, two dogs, and several thousand imaginary characters.