TESSA GRATTON has wanted to be a paleontologist or a wizard since she was seven. She was too impatient to hunt dinosaurs, but is still searching for someone to teach her magic. After traveling the world with her military family, she acquired a BA (and the important parts of an MA) in gender studies, and then settled down in Kansas with her partner, her cats, and her mutant dog. She is the author of The Blood Journals series and The United States of Asgard series, including The Lost Sun, The Strange Maid, and The Apple Throne, as well as novellas Gold Runner, Lady Berserk, and Glory’s Teeth. Active on both Twitter (@tessagratton) and Tumblr (tessagratton.tumblr.com), she can also be easily reached at her website, TessaGratton.com.