Catherine Asaro is the author of more then twenty-five books, including science fiction, thrillers, and fantasy. Her novel, “The Quantum Rose” and her novella, “The Spacetime Pool” both won the Nebula® Award, and she is a multiple Hugo nominee. Among her many other distinctions, she is a multiple winner of the AnLab, the readers choice award from Analog magazine, and a three time recipient of the RT BOOKClub Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Her most recent books are the novels, “Undercity” (Baen) and the eBook, Lightning Strike, Book I”, which is based on the first half of the book “Catch the Lightning.”
Asaro received her Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Harvard University and wrote her doctorate in Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics. She currently directs the Chesapeake Math Program, which serves students in Maryland, DC, and Virginia.