New York Times best-selling writer Rosemary Edghill (aka eluki bes shahar) has been telling tales for over 35 years, and is the author of Bell, Book, and Murder: The Bast Mysteries. She's written not just science fiction and fantasy novels, but also romance, mystery, steampunk, comic book tie-ins, young adult urban fantasies, and technothrillers. In addition to working as an editor, anthologist, book designer, illustrator, and reviewer, she's known for her collaborations with such notables as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Andre Norton (Carolus Rex I and II), and Mercedes Lackey (The Bedlam Bard's Series and The Shadow Grail Series). Rosemary Edghill has won a KISS Award from Romantic Times for Paladin in The Hellflower Trilogy. She was also shortlisted for the Rhysling Award for Frozen Hitler Found In Atlantean Love Nest, which appeared in the anthology Alien Pregnant Elvis, edited by Esther Friesner.She currently lives in Oregon, USA.