About the Author

Joel Shepherd is the author of 14 Science Fiction and Fantasy novels, including 'The Cassandra Kresnov Series' and 'A Trial of Blood and Steel'. He lives in Australia, has a degree in International Relations, and is a keen cyclist and traveler. His books have been published in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Poland and now Germany, where the Cassandra Kresnov series has been published by Fischer Tor as 'Die Androidin'.