Pat Hodgell has always been passionately interested in science fiction and fantasy. Her novels include The God Stalker Chronicles, concerned not only with high adventure but also with questions of personal identity, religion, politics, honor, and arboreal drift. She earned her doctorate at the University of Minnesota, and is a graduate of both Clarion and the Milford Writers Workshop. She was previously a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in modern literature and composition.