Bio:Michelle West

From, 2012 book:

Michelle West is the author of DAW's The Sacred Hunt  duology and the acclaimed six-volume fantasy epic, The Sun Sword. The Hidden City, City of Night, and House Name are the first three volumes of The House War. Michelle has also written numerous highly memorable short stories.

She has also worked in a Science Fiction and Fantasy bookstore since 1986, and even managed it for a number of years, and she still loves getting out of the house and going to work because it is full of books. The very best part of the job is, and has always been, matching said books with people who will love them. She reviews books for <I>F&SF</i>, which gives her the chance to do the same thing on a lager scale.