Kathy Tyers

Kathy Tyers sold her first novel, FIREBIRD, to Bantam Spectra in 1986. Since its initial 1987 publication, it has been rereleased by Bethany House Publishers, Marcher Lord Press, and Enclave Publishing, and was followed by further Firebird-universe novels FUSION FIRE and CROWN OF FIRE. Kathy finished the Firebird series in 2011 and 2012 with WIND AND SHADOW and the messiah tale DAYSTAR. Enclave Publishing has also re-released her early novels ONE MIND'S EYE, SHIVERING WORLD (Christy Award winner, 2019), and most recently, CRYSTAL WITNESS.

FIREBREAK, the first book in a new Firebird universe trilogy, is a 2026 release. Two additional Firebird Interlude Trilogy novels are scheduled for 2027 and 2028.

Best known for her STAR WARS Expanded Universe novels—THE TRUCE AT BAKURA and NEW JEDI ORDER: BALANCE POINT—Kathy Tyers lives in Montana with her husband William T. Gillin.