Freda Warrington is the author of the bestselling BLACKBIRD fantasy novels. She has also written dark fantasies, including a sequel to DRACULA which won the Dracula Society's award for Best Gothic Novel. Her novel THE AMBER CITADEL, part of THE JEWELFIRE TRILOGY, was nominated for the British Fantasy Society's Best Novel award. Freda was born in Leicester and lives near Charnwood Forest where she enjoys art, all things Gothic and stained-glass work. For more information, please visit her website on http://members.aol.com/FredaMike/index.html