About this ebook
When two quistrils from the Citadel accost a young woman and Grayvle and Heldrick pull off a rescue, one of the quistrils escapes. All the quistrils of the Citadel are now bound to learn of Heldrick and Grayvle's continued existence and to set as a top priority the goal of capturing them.
And Grayvle was injured during the rescue. Fortunately, Heldrick and the woman, Estrienn, are able to keep Grayvle alive long enough to get him some better medical attention. Unfortunately, Estrienn wants to remain with them and join in their fight. But Heldrick and Grayvle are themselves renegade quistrils: stronger, faster, and far better-trained than any non-quistril, let alone a mere woman. She will only get in their way.
Yet Heldrick has underestimated a female once before. He doesn't intend to do so again. As time passes and Estrienn proves her intelligence and competence, he feels vindicated. He remains bothered, however, by Estrienn's refusal to tell them who she really is, where she's from, or what she was doing outside after curfew on a cold winter's night...and by whether to include her in what turns out to be his most audacious scheme yet.
About the author
The course of F. A. FISHER’s life was determined in utero, when he was introduced to science fiction and fantasy by way of his mother reading THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA to his older sister. Though he grew up among the first generation where television was commonplace, his contrary nature meant that he spent most of his time reading. That contrariness continued in college, where he ignored his adviser and chose an area major. This allowed him to take whatever he wanted, with the result that his degree didn’t prepare him for any job whatsoever—except perhaps writing.
He was raised in an era without computers or even hand calculators, so naturally he got a master’s degree in Computer Science. And though he loved learning he always hated school, so of course he got his second master’s in Education. He’d wanted to become a writer from an early age, so it followed that he went through several other jobs, including two self-start companies, before putting out his first book.
Somewhere along the way he developed a deep and abiding hatred for typos. Fortunately, by this time his contrariness has abated, so if you find a typo in any of his books, let him know, and he’ll fix it.
His books so far are CLOAKS and its sequel, PANDIR DECLOAKED. A third, final CLOAKS book is in the works.
