<b>Mercedes Lackey</b>is the<i>New York Times</i>best-selling author of the Bardic Voices series and the Serrated Edge series (both Baen), the Heralds of Valdemar series, and many more. She's the coauthor of the contemporary meta-hero SF series The Secret World Chronicle.Among her popular Baen titles are<i>The Fire Rose</i>, <i>The Lark and the Wren</i>, and also<i>The Shadow of the Lion</i>and<i>Burdens of the Dead</i>with Eric Flint and Dave Freer. She lives in Oklahoma. <b>Cody Martin</b>is a coauthor with Mercedes Lackey of three other books in the metahero saga, TheSecret World Chronicle including entries<i>Invasion</i>, <i>World Divided, </i><i>Revolution</i>, and<i>Collision</i>.He isan avid gamer, but spends his extra time chained to a computer, writing. Originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, he currently resides in Florida.