Cassandra Rose Clarke grew up in south Texas and currently lives in a suburb of Houston, where she writes and teaches composition at a local college. Cassandra s first adult novel, "The Mad Scientist s Daughter", was a finalist for the 2013 Philip K. Dick Award, and her YA novel, "The Assassin s Curse", was nominated for YALSA s 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults. Her short fiction has appeared in "Strange Horizons" and "Daily Science Fiction". Visit her at CassandraRoseClarke.com.