Jean Rabe is the author of 15 fantasy novels and more three dozen fantasy, science fiction and military short stories. Her latest work is the Finest series from Tor Books, and the upcoming Return to Quag Keep with Andre Norton. Her hobbies include visiting museums (particularly ones filled with old planes and military gear), playing an assortment of games, pretending to garden and participating in fantasy football leagues. She shares her Wisconsin home with her husband, two dogs that wrap themselves around her feet while she works at the computer and a parrot named Trouble, who chatters incessantly.