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Kerrigan Valentine was born in Wisconsin and grew up in California, where she lives today with her partner of nine years. She has a bachelor’s degree in Classical Studies. After graduating from college, she worked for several years in education with mildly to severely disabled children, and now divides her time between writing, occasional teaching and seasonal viticulture positions, and learning how to cook with limited success.

Legacy began as a short story when she was fourteen years old for a tenth grade creative writing class. Although she earned a good grade for it, the short story never felt complete and she expanded it into a book just after college. Currently she is at work on a science fiction book for adults.