MICHAEL SWANWICK is an institution in both science fiction and fantasy literature. He has served as an influence on genre fiction as a whole as well as an inspiration to many leading authors. He has been a finalist multiple times for every major award in science fiction/fantasy and has won five Hugo Awards for his short fiction.
Michael is the author of The Mongolian Wizard novelette series, as well as the Nebula Award-winning Stations of the Tide, and the "industrial fantasy" novels The Dragons of Babel and The Iron Dragon's Daughter.