K. R. Flanagan was born in the Caribbean and raised on Long Island. After graduating from Norwich University, a private military college, Flanagan spent four years as an officer in the United States Coast Guard. Not only was she the first woman permanently assigned to a 290 foot icebreaker in the Great Lakes, but she also crawled through the bowels of tankers doing vessel inspections and was part of the first response team following the collision of three ships in Tampa Bay. Her military training and experience allow her to write credible warriors, both male and female. These characters inhabit a world that is a seamless blend of medieval historical fiction and fantasy built from her affection for and extensive knowledge of Irish, English, and Scottish history, myths, and legends. She is a voracious reader who resides in a suburb of Washington, D.C. with her husband, her children, and a house full of pets named for some of her most beloved fictional characters.
K. R. Flanangan 