The Wild Road (40 page)

Author's Note

When the film version of
Lord of the Rings
hit theaters, my reaction was that of a major portion of the world's population: I waited in line to see it. Three times. And I hadn't even read the books.

I remember very clearly, at my third and final theater visitation, the reaction of two men who sat a row in front of me. At the conclusion they looked at each other, perplexed. As they spoke to one another, it became clear they had no idea that the film was the first in a trilogy. They believed the conclusion of the first movie was the conclusion, period. And they thought it was a really stupid way to end a movie.

With that memory in mind, I say:

This is not a trilogy.

About the Author

JENNIFER ROBERSON
has written 25 novels, primarily fantasy, but also historicals, featuring a reinterpretation of the Robin Hood legend with emphasis on Marian and a Scottish historical novel about the Massacre of Glencoe, when the Campbells attempted to wipe out the MacDonalds. Other work includes a novel set in the Highlander TV universe,
Scotland the Brave
; three anthologies as editor; and a short story collection,
Guinevere's Truth and Other Tales.
In a collaboration with Melanie Rawn and Kate Elliott, Roberson wrote the first section of
The Golden Key
, short-listed for the World Fantasy Award. The first of two new Sword-Dancer novels,
Sword-Bound
, will appear in February 2013.

In 2011, Roberson left behind the snows of Flagstaff, Arizona and moved to Tucson, where she breeds and shows Cardigan Welsh Corgis and creates mosaic artwork.