Mercedes Lackey published her first book in 1985, and in 1990 she met artist Larry Dixon at a small Science Fiction convention in Meridian, Mississippi. She has written and published 135 books in many series, including the Secret World Chronicles, Hunter, Valdemar, Elemental Masters, SERRAted Edge, Elvenbane, and Obsidian Mountain series from Hyperion, DAW, Baen, Tor and many others. Cody Martin has also written with Mercedes Lackey on the SERRAted Edge series as well as an original project, “Reboots” and “Reboots: Diabolical Streak,” for Phoenyx Press. Dennis K. Lee enjoys putting his characters in extreme situations and making them fight each other, revealing the conflicts between reason and the demands of the heart. Dennis enjoys solving puzzles, whether deciphering crosswords, testing hypotheses, or weaving together the threads of an emerging storyline. Veronica Giguere is a storyteller of the spoken and written word. She narrates across genres, but her favorites are science fiction and fantasy. Her passion for science and innovation shines in her roles as audiobook narrator, science fiction author, podcast producer, and forever-geeky mom. Her success with the Secret World Chronicle podcast novel series provided the initial experience to work with other authors.