S.G. Byrd majored in English and Religion at Duke University. Her three children all grew up reading C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and George MacDonald, and she often dreamed of writing stories herself but didn't try until her children were older. The Tarth Series emerged over the next ten years.
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The Brueggen Stones - The Tarth Series, Book One
Under the Golden Mists - The Tarth Series, Book Two