<p>S. M. Stirling is a French-born Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author. He is probably best known for the Novels of the Change, which include <i>The Golden Princess</i>, <i>The Given Sacrifice</i>, and <i>Lord of Mountains</i>. He also wrote the Shadowspawn series, which consists of <i>A Taint in the Blood</i>, <i>The Council of Shadows</i>, and <i>Shadows of Falling Night</i>. In the past, he has frequently collaborated with other authors, including David Drake and Anne McCaffrey. A former lawyer and an amateur historian, he lives in the Southwest with his wife, Jan.</p>