Cassandra Rose Clarke is the author of Star Trek: Prodigy: A Dangerous TradeStar Trek: The Next Generation: Shadows Have OffendedOur Lady of the IceMagic of Blood and SeaMagic of Wind and MistStar’s EndHalo: Battle Born, and Halo: Battle Born: Meridian Divide. She grew up in south Texas and currently lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she tends to multiple cats. Cassandra’s first adult novel, The Mad Scientist’s Daughter, was a finalist for the 2013 Philip K. Dick Award, and her YA novel, The Assassin’s Curse, was nominated for YALSA’s 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults. Her short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons and Daily Science Fiction. Visit her at CassandraRoseClarke.com.