Kathy Tyers has published ten novels, including her popular Firebird series and two authorized novels in the Star Wars expanded universe. She won the 2019 Christy Award for Shivering World and the 2013 Carol Award for Daystar. Kathy has also written a biography, a travel book, and the writing reference Writing Deep Viewpoint: Invite Your Readers Into the Story. If she isn’t writing, she might be teaching a flute lesson or battling weeds in her vegetable garden. Kathy lives in Montana with her husband, William Gillin.