Mangala McNamaraMangala McNamara lives inFlyover Country (the far northernend of the US South) with herhusband, The Professor and fourof her six children. The remainingchildren are in college - you canblame the oldest for the excessive amounts of math showing up inMngala's fantasy novels, the second one for better attention tostaging of scenes, the third for all the economics, and the fourth forgreat attention to history - and all of them for a focus on politicalscience! Mangala is a former professional bellydance instructor, andused to enjoy knitting, crotchet and embroidering Temari balls butnow is much more boring as she rarely does anything but write...although she also fences (the sport) and plays D&D with her kids.She owes her love of books and reading to her mother, who was aprofessional folklorist and could recite - from memory - stories fromevery nation in the United Nations.She currently has three fantasy series out: The Chronicles ofIlseador (which begins with The Rebel Duchess and one sequel sofar), The Knightess of the Realm (which begins with A Not-So-Sacrificial Maiden and includes two sequels and a prequel so far), andThe Prankster Prince (begins with Thony and the Much-AnticipatedAdventure... Book 3 will be out in March 2024!) All of these novelstake place - more or less - in the World of the Living Gods, so expectto see more stories and lots of crossovers. Read More Read Less