Jennifer D. B. Lackey is the author of The Dead of Winter, Book One of The Seasons of Night series. She is represented by Ellen Levine of The Trident Media Group.

I felt him before I saw him, long before I'd even cleared the entrance of the alley -- a mind spiky, silvery-gold, icy, old. It had been decades since I'd felt that presence but I recognized him instantly. Some people leave a lasting impression.

-- from The Dead of Winter, chapter one