About the Author

Hal Colebatch is an Australian writer, journalist, editor and lawyer with a wide range of publications. He's best known in science fiction as a long-time series author in the Man-Kzin War universe, with many appearances in the popular anthologies helmed by Larry Niven. He has created several original characters including Dimity Carmody, Nils Rykerman and Vaemar-Riit.

Jessica Q. Fox is an engineer with a major in stochastic control. She has had four other books published. What the Q stands for is a closely guarded secret.