Carrie and Kusac-she a human telepath, he a Sholan one-have together formed a bond stronger than all the differences between their two races. They have survived the political manipulations of both their peoples, as well as successfully walking the Fire Margins, journeying into the past with Kaid, the third member of their Triad, and returning with shocking revelations about the Valtegan enemy and the ancient Cataclysm which transformed Sholan society.

But the price of breaking with tradition comes high, as does the ongoing protection offered by the military. And now Carrie, Kusac, Kaid and T'Chebbi must undertake a rescue mission to the distant world of Jalna to save present day Sholans and humans who have been trapped there, as well as a Sholan pair from the age of the Cataclysm. What they can't foresee is that the Valtegans planted the seeds of destruction on Jalna long ago, transforming the locals into a dangerously unstable race and threatening the telepathic powers of Sholans and humans alike.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 15th February, she was supposed to be a Valentine present for her father but she had other ideas and arrived a day late.

"Strong-willed, independent, a whirlwind, a dreamer, she lives in another world." These adjectives followed her around from her earliest days.

They were partly right: she had grander plans than a world, though, she was already creating the universe of the Sholan Alliance, where magic, Warriors, and science co-exist.

She began writing when she was 8 because she couldn't find enough of the books she liked to read. In 1980 she moved to Norfolk, England, a year after joining The Vikings!, the largest re-enactment society in Britain.

There she ran her own specialist archery display team. Personal experience has always provided inspiration for her writing, though never more so than when her experiences as a Norman archer in a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings done in 199...

Carrie and Kusac-she a human telepath, he a Sholan one-have together formed a bond stronger than all the differences between their two races. They have survived the political manipulations of both their peoples, as well as successfully walking the Fire Margins, journeying into the past with Kaid, the third member of their Triad, and returning with shocking revelations about the Valtegan enemy and the ancient Cataclysm which transformed Sholan society.

But the price of breaking with tradition comes high, as does the ongoing protection offered by the military. And now Carrie, Kusac, Kaid and T'Chebbi must undertake a rescue mission to the distant world of Jalna to save present day Sholans and humans who have been trapped there, as well as a Sholan pair from the age of the Cataclysm. What they can't foresee is that the Valtegans planted the seeds of destruction on Jalna long ago, transforming the locals into a dangerously unstable race and threatening the telepathic powers of Sholans and humans alike.