Anne Bishop lives in upstate New York where she enjoys gardening, storytelling and music. She is the author of the bestselling Black Jewels Trilogy (DAUGHTER OF THE BLOOD; HEIR TO THE SHADOWS; QUEEN OF THE DARKNESS), the Tir Alainn Trilogy and SEBASTIAN and BELLADONNA (Ephemera duology). Other published Black Jewels novels are THE INVISIBLE RING, TANGLED WEBS, DREAMS MADE FLESH and THE SHADOW QUEEN.