title: Crowned: The Sign of the Dragon: Book 1
author: Mary Soon Lee
description: Mary Soon Lee, a transplanted Londoner of Chinese and Irish descent, has lived in Pittsburgh for the past twenty years. She has had over two hundred poems published, including work in American Scholar, Atlanta Review, Star*Line, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2014, she won the Rhysling Award for Best Long Poem for her poem Interregnum. Once upon a time, she also wrote short stories, including appearances in Analog, Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction, The Years Best Fantasy #4, and The Years Best SF #5. She has a husband, two children, two cats, and an antiquated website: marysoonlee.com
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  # Lord of Hearts
  
  
  Lords of the Borders  
  Book One
  
  
  Mary Gillgannon
  
  
  
  
  
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