meet the author

Donna Jernigan

GAIL Z. MARTIN is the author of the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga: Ice Forged, Reign of Ash, War of Shadows, and Shadow and Flame (2015), and the Deadly Curiosities urban fantasy series, set in Charleston, South Carolina, as well the Chronicles of the Necromancer series (The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven, and Dark Lady’s Chosen), and the Fallen Kings Cycle (The Sworn and The Dread). She writes two series of e-book short stories: The Jonmarc Vahanian Adventures and the Deadly Curiosities Adventures. A new Steampunk series, Iron and Blood: The Jake Desmet Adventures, coauthored by Gail and her husband, Larry N. Martin, debuts in 2015.

Gail’s short stories have been featured in numerous anthologies, including Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs. Aliens; Athena’s Daughters; Dreams of Steel 5; The Big Bad 2; Dance Like a Monkey; Icarus: A Graphic Novel, Heroes, Realms of Imagination, Unexpected Journeys, and With Great Power. Other US/UK anthologies include Magic: The Esoteric and Arcane, The Bitten Word, Rum & Runestones, Spells & Swashbucklers, and The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women.

Find her at www.AscendantKingdoms.com, on Twitter @GailZMartin, on Facebook.com/WinterKingdoms, at DisquietingVisions.com blog and GhostInTheMachinePodcast.com. She leads monthly conversations on Goodreads (www.goodreads.com/GailZMartin) and posts free excerpts of her work and the occasional free novella on Wattpad (http://wattpad.com/GailZMartin).