Tiger by the Tail (Paladin of Shadows)
John Ringo began writing for Baen in 2000 with his first releaseA Hymn Before Battle—the first novel in his Posleen Wars—which has become aNew York Timesbest-selling series withover one million copies in print. The series continued withGust Front,When the Devil Dances,Hell’s FaireandEye of the Storm. In addition, Ringo has penned the Council War series:There Will be Dragons,EmeraldSea,Against the Tide, andEast of the Sun, West of the Moon. Adding another dimension to his skills, Ringo created nationally best-selling techno-thriller novels about Mike Harmon (Ghost,Kildar,Choosers of the Slain,Unto the Breach, andA Deeper Blue). His latest techno-thriller,The Last Centurion,was also a national best seller. A more playful twist on the future is found in novels of the Looking-Glass series:Into the Looking Glass,Vorpal Blade,Manxome FoeandClaws That Catch, the last three in collaboration with Travis S. Taylor. His audience was further enhanced with four collaborations with fellowNew York Timesbest-selling author David Weber:March Upcountry,March to the Sea,March to the StarsandWe Few. There are an additional five collaborative spinoffs from the Posleen series:TheHero, written withMichael Z. Williamson,Watch on the Rhine,Yellow EyesandThe Tuloriad, all written withTom Kratman, and theNew York Timesbest sellerCally’s Warand its sequelsSister TimeandHonor of the Clan, both with Julie Cochrane. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, he brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.