Gail Z. Martin’s newest series, The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga (Orbit Books) begins with Ice Forged in 2013. In addition to Ice Forged, she is the author of The Chronicles of The Necromancer series (The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven, and Dark Lady’s Chosen) from Solaris Books and The Fallen Kings Cycle from Orbit Books (Book One: The Sworn and Book Two: The Dread). For book updates, tour information and contact details, visit www.AscendantKingdoms.com

Gail is the host of the Ghost in the Machine Fantasy Podcast , blogs at DisquietingVisions.com, and you can find her on Facebook (The Winter Kingdoms), GoodReads, Pinterest, Shelfari and Twitter @GailZMartin. She blogs at www.DisquietingVisions.com. Gail’s short fiction has been featured in anthologies including: Rum and Runestones and Spells and Swashbucklers from Dragon Moon Press, The Bitten Word from New Con Press (UK), Magic from Solaris Books, and Women’s Mammoth Book of Ghost Stores (UK).