Daughter of Ancients: Book Four of the Bridge of D'Arnath
Though Colorado is home,Carol Berg's roots are in Texas, in a family of teachers, musicians, and railroad men.  She has degrees in mathematics from Rice University and computer science from the University of Colorado, but managed to squeeze in minors in English and art history along the way.  She has combined a career as a software engineer with her writing, while also raising three sons.  She lives with her husband at the foot of the Colorado mountains.