Russian arms company Kornukopia is in flames, and the one-woman war machine, Jen Blaylock, is having second thoughts about letting CIA Deputy Director of Operations Joe Chapel live. From his hospital bed in northern Europe, Chapel, self-proclaimed saviour of the USA, plots to kill Blaylock and his former ally, Sam Reed, the president of the United States. To do his all-American duty, he enlists the help of South American dictator General Jorge Quintero. To stop him, Blaylock will have to raise her own army and wage war right to the steps of the Capitol Building.The third episode in the Jen Blaylock series, following Crownfire (Ravenstone 2002) and Kornukopia (Ravenstone 2004), The Valedictorians finds Blaylock torn between her need for retribution and her responsibility to Flanagan, her lover, and the men following her into the breach. Will Blaylock drown in her unquenchable thirst for revenge, or find redemption with all debts paid? As the body count rises and the action explodes off the page, David Annandale's epic action-thriller will have you glued to your seat until the dust finally settles.

David Annandale was born in Winnipeg and has lived in Edmonton, Charlottetown, and Paris. At the age of 16 months, he contracted laryngitis from tear gas in the May '68 Paris riots, giving him early insight into the socio-political upheavals of our world. He did his MA on the Marquis de Sade at the University of Manitoba and a PhD on horror fiction and film at the University of Alberta. His literary specialties are H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Ramsey Campbell. His film focus is on European horror, including Dario Argento and Jess Franco. David is also a scholar of video games and the gaming culture. Currently, he teaches English and film at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg where he lives with his wife and family.

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