Maureen F. McHugh was born in Loveland, Ohio, and educated at Ohio University and New York University. She taught in Chinafor a year, and her experiences there and in New York formed the basis of her first novel, China Mountain Zhang. She has lived in New York City, Shijiazhuang, China, and Austin, Texas. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
An intelligent, stisfying, readable novel - Interzone A fine opening performance in what will surely be a long, distinguished career - Washington Post Book World A first novel this good gives every reader a chance to share in the pleasure of discovery - The New York Times An astonishing tour de force . . . a rich and amazingly intelligent novel - Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine Distinctive, evocative, and occasionally so brilliant that it's hard to believe this is a first novel - Locus