Olivia Hawker is the Washington Post bestselling author of October in the Earth; The Fire and the Ore; The Rise of Light; The Ragged Edge of Night; and One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the WILLA Literary Award. Olivia resides in Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband and several naughty cats. For more information, visit www.hawkerbooks.com.