Christie Golden is the award-winning author of 28 novels and over a dozen short stories in the fields of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Her media tie-in works include launching the Ravenloft line in 1991 with Vampire of the Mists, over a dozen Star Trek novels, and the Warcraft novels Rise of the Hord, Lord of the Clans, and Arthas: Rise of the Lich King. She can be found at www.christiegolden.com