Skolian Empire #15 - Carnelians

Two-time Nebula-award winner Catherine Asaro has an M.A. in physics and a Ph.D. in chemical physics from Harvard. A former ballet and jazz dancer, she founded the Mainly Jazz Dance program at Harvard and now teaches at the Caryl Maxwell Classical Ballet. She’s the creator of the popular Skolian Saga science fiction series with The Ruby Dice, Diamond Star and Carnelians as the latest entries.  Her other books include near-future technothrillers Alpha and Sunrise Alley._ _Asaro lives in Maryland with her husband and daughter.