Karen Traviss
<p>Karen Traviss is a former defense correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist. She has worked in public relations for the police and local government, and has served in the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service and the Territorial Army. The <em>New York Times</em> and <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author of <em>City of Pearl</em>, <em>Crossing the Line</em>, <em>The World Before</em>, <em>Matriarch</em>, <em>Star Wars-Republic Commando: Hard Contact</em>, <em>Triple Zero</em>, and <em>Star Wars-Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines</em>, she lives in Wiltshire, England.</p>