"David Freer - A Mankind Witch" - читать интересную книгу автора (Freer Dave)

About the Author
Dave Freer is an Ichthyologist turned author because he'd heard that the spelling requirements were
simpler. They lied about that. He lives in a remote part of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with his wife
and chief proof-reader, Barbara, four dogs and four cats, two sons (Paddy and James) and just at the
moment no shrews, birds, bats or any other rescued wildlife. He does his best to blame his extraordinary
spelling on an Old English Sheepdog nose, or the cat/s on his lap. It has nothing to do with falling out of
pear trees onto his head or spending too long underwater freediving for spiny lobster.

His first book тАФ The Forlorn (Baen) came out in 1999. Since then he has co-authored with Eric Flint
(Rats, Bats and Vats, Pyramid Scheme, and The Rat, Bat and the Ugly) and, with Mercedes Lackey and
Eric Flint (Shadow of the Lion, This Rough Magic, Wizard of Karres) as well writing as various shorter
works.

Besides working as a Fisheries Scientist for theWestern Cape shark fishery, running a couple of fish
farms, he has worked as a commercial diver, and as a relief chef at several luxury game lodges. Yes: he
can both cook and change diapers. (No man ever really gets tired of danger sports.) He spent two years
as a conscripted soldier along the way, so he can iron too. His interests are rock climbing (he's still good
at it), diving, fly-fishing (he's still bad at it), fly-tying, wine-tasting and the preparation of food, especially
by traditional means - smoking and salting, all the good unhealthy things.



Dedication
To the memory of loyal companions. If there are no dogs in heaven, let me rather go to wherever they
are.



Acknowledgments
As the first solo novel I have done for some time I felt very alone doing this. Working with Eric Flint and
Mercedes Lackey has been very supportive. Nonetheless, my friends and coauthors continued, kindly, to
support me this time, too, with advice and encouragement if not with writing the awkward scenes.
 My greatest thanks go to my wife, Barbara, who not only fixed my appalling grammar, but also tolerates
a husband who has half his head inside Norse myth. I also want to thank the following people: Sioban
Finlow-Bates and Dag-Harald Skutlaberg for information about the vegetation and conditions in Norway
in winter; my friend Gunnar Dahlin, for help with Sk├еne; Annette Grahn, for names and maps of the same
area; and Jody Dorsett, for some advice on explosives. Mike Kabongo, Tania Shipman, Traci Scroggins,
Judith Lasker, all did a terrific job as first readers and helped me polish this tale. My thanks for their help
and encouragement.

Grendel is dead.



In This Series
The Shadow of the Lion (with Eric Flint & Dave Freer)

This Rough Magic (with Eric Flint & Dave Freer)

A Mankind Witch by Dave Freer