The Glasswrights' Journeyman - Softcover

Mindy Klasky learned to read when her parents shoved a book in her hands and told her that she could travel anywhere in the world through stories. She never forgot that advice.

Mindy's travels took her through multiple careers. After graduating from Princeton University, Mindy considered becoming a professional stage manager or a rabbi. Ultimately, though, she settled on being a lawyer, working as a litigator at a large Washington firm. When she realized that lawyering kept her from writing (and dating and sleeping and otherwise living a normal life), Mindy became a librarian, managing large law firm libraries. Mindy now writes full time.

For years, Mindy's dating life was a travel extravaganza as well. She balanced twenty-eight first dates in one year, selecting eligible gentlemen from sources as varied as Washingtonian magazine ads, Single Volunteers of D.C., and supposedly-certain recommendations from best friends. Ultimately, she swore off the dating scene entirely. After two years of carefully-enforced datelessness, she made one last foray onto Match.com, where she met her husband—on her first match.

Mindy's travels have also taken her through various literary genres. In addition to her Red Dress Ink books, Mindy has written numerous short stories and six fantasy novels, including the award-winning, best-selling The Glasswrights' Apprentice.

In her spare time, Mindy quilts, cooks, and tries to tame the endless to-be-read shelf in her home library. Her husband and cats do their best to fill the left-over minutes. 

Fire has nearly destroyed King Hal's capital, Morenia. His people are dying of hunger and the lung disease caused by the fire, and he must find the wherewithal to rebuild. His only option is to wed the very young, painfully shy, exceedingly homely princess of Liantine, who prefers solitude and painting to royal duties. Hal must do what is best for his country, so he journeys to Liantine with glassmaker Rani Trader, his true companion and an expert bargainer. She will help negotiate the princess' bride-price, which in turn will pay for the restoration of Morenia. The sticky part is that many Liantines are slave owners, and many of the slaves are children and Hal's people. The madness of politics and religion threatens to derail Hal's plan, but courageous Rani, eight giant spiders, and their caretaker--a young journeyman outcast from the spiderguild-- hold the key to Morenia's salvation. Only the Thousand Gods know the outcome in the third volume of the Glasswright's saga, a fast-paced adventure series featuring a passionate, heart-winning heroine. Paula Luedtke
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