Naomi Kritzer grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, a small lunar colony populated mostly by PhDs. She moved to Minnesota to attend college; after graduating with a BA in Religion, she became a technical writer. She now lives in Minneapolis with her family. <b>Fires of the Faithful</b> was her first novel, followed shortly thereafter by <b>Turning the Storm</b>. She is currently working on the sequel to <b>Freedom's Gate</b>.<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i>