Irons in the Fire

Juliet E McKenna is a British fantasy author living in the Cotswolds, UK. Loving history, myth and other worlds since she first learned to read, she has written fifteen epic fantasy novels, from The Thief's Gamble which began The Tales of Einarinn in 1999, to Defiant Peaks concluding The Hadrumal Crisis trilogy.

In between novels, she writes diverse shorter fiction, ranging from stories for themed anthologies such as Alien Artefacts and Fight Like A Girl to a handful of tales for Doctor Who, Torchwood and Warhammer 40k. She also reviews for web and print magazines and promotes SF & Fantasy by blogging on book trade issues, attending conventions and teaching creative writing.