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Authors | Shauna Roberts

Although Shauna Roberts grew up in Ohio and now resides in Southern California, the home of her heart is New Orleans, where she lived for sixteen years. She has degrees in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) and Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

She is a 2010 Clarion graduate and the author of the 2009 novel Like Mayflies in a Stream (Hadley Rille Books). Set in ancient Mesopotamia in the world’s first city, Like Mayflies in a Stream is the story of a priestess of Inanna who risks her life and reputation to free the city of Gilgamesh’s tyranny.

In addition to writing fantasy and science fiction, Shauna is a multi-award-winning medical writer.

She blogs on writing-related topics weekly at “Shauna Roberts’ For Love of Words” (http://ShaunaRoberts.blogspot.com) and twice a month at the joint blog Novel Spaces (http://novelspaces.blogspot.com). Her nonfiction Website is at http://www.ShaunaSRoberts.com, and her fiction Website is at http://www.ShaunaRoberts.com.

The Hunt Full Story From: Hamadar the merchant crouched against the doorpost of the Two Roosters, twisting the beaded fringe on his sash as he scanned the tavern’s customers.