Brenda Cooper has published fiction in Analog, Asimov's, Strange Horizons, Nature, and in multiple anthologies. She is the author of the Endeavor award winner for 2008: THE SILVER SHIP AND THE SEA, and of the sequels, READING THE WIND and WINGS of CREATION. Brenda co-authored Building Harlequin's Moon with Larry Niven. She also writes nonfiction and poetry from time to time.Her most recent novel is EDGE OF DARK from Pyr, and the two before that are THE CREATIVE FIRE and THE DIAMOND DEEP, also from Pyr Books.Brenda lives in Bellevue, Washington, with her partner Toni, Toni's daughter Katie, two border collies, and a golden retriever. By day, she is the City of Kirkland's CIO, and at night and in early morning hours, she's a futurist and writer.