In the fastnesses of the forest called Wirral, strange beings make their ancient home. They are called Denizens by those who dare to speak of them at all. They are not human - and theur weapons are far deadlier than the axes of those who intrude upon their domain, as Chance the forester discovers to his sorrow... Plus seven stories never before in book form - including The Nebula Award Finalist, "The Boy Who Plaited Manes"
Author
BIO—NANCY SPRINGER Nancy Springer has passed the fifty-book milestone, having written that many novels for adults, young adults and children, in genres including mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, magical realism, horror, and mystery—although she did not realize she wrote mystery until she won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America two years in succession. DARK LIE, recently released from NAL, is her first venture into mass-market psychological suspense. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Nancy Springer moved with her family to Gettysburg, of Civil War fame, when she was thirteen. She spent the next forty-six years in Pennsylvania, raising two children (Jonathan, now 38, and Nora, 34), writing, horseback riding, fishing, and birdwatching. In 2007 she surprised her friends and herself by moving with her second husband to an isolated area of the Florida panhandle, where the birdwatching is spectacular and where, when fishing, she occasionally catches an alligator.
