About the Author:
Anna LaForge read Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" at fourteen, Asimov’s "Foundation Trilogy" at sixteen, and LeGuin’s "The Left Hand of Darkness" at eighteen, at which time she decided that she, too, wanted to create new worlds. Born in Philadelphia, she has lived throughout the country, from urban centers in the Midwest and Northeast to tiny Andrews,Texas. A former executive director of several not-for-profit arts organizations, she divides her time between teaching and writing.