About the Author
French by birth, Aliette de Bodard chose to
write in English – her second language – after a two-year stint in
London. Though she has trained as a engineer (graduating from Ecole
Polytechnique, one of France’s most prestigious colleges), she has
always been fascinated by history and mythology, especially those
of non-Western cultures. Her love of mysteries gave her the idea to
write a cross-genre novel which would feature Aztecs, blood magic
and fiendish murders.
She is a Campbell Award finalist and a Writers
of the Future winner. Her short fiction has appeared or is
forthcoming in venues such as Interzone, Realms of
Fantasy, and Fantasy magazine,
and has been reprinted in The Year’s Best
Science Fiction. She recently finished her second novel, the
sequel to this one, entitled Harbinger of the
Storm.
She lives in Paris, where she has a job as a
computer engineer.