Rachel Gillig is the #1Ā New York TimesĀ andĀ #1 Sunday TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ The Knight and the MothĀ andĀ The Shepherd KingĀ series. An artist and a retired preschool teacher, Rachel has B.A. in Literary Theory and Criticism from UC Davis. If she’s not ensconced in blankets, dreaming up her next novel, Rachel is out walking in beautiful coastal California with her husband, son, and their dignified poodle, Wally.