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Large men in black plate mail with red cloaks and plumes don't sneak worth a damn.

Tanya Huff

Large men in black plate mail with red cloaks and plumes don't sneak worth a damn.

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About Tanya Huff

Tanya Sue Huff (born 1957) is a Canadian fantasy author. Her stories have been published since the late 1980s, including five fantasy series and one science fiction series. One of these, her Blood Books series, featuring detective Vicki Nelson, was adapted for television under the title Blood Ties.