found: Magic's pawn, c1989:t.p. (Mercedes Lackey) t.p. verso (copyright by Mercedes R. Lackey)
found: Burning water, c1989:t.p., etc. (Mercedes Lackey) cover, p. 1 (author of The heralds of Valdemar series; a Diana Tregarde investigation)
found: Cont. authors online, July 16, 2003(Mercedes R(itchie) Lackey; b. June 24, 1950 in Chicago, Ill.; m. Anthony Lackey (divorced) and Larry Dixon (an artist and writer); writer of fantasy and horror fiction; also a songwriter; fantasy novels include Arrows of the queen, Magic's pawn, Magic's promise, Burning water, etc.)
found: Wikipedia, WWW, July 8, 2011(Purdue University, 1972; lives outside Tulsa, Oklahoma)
found: mercedeslackey.com, July 8, 2011(has worked in computer programming)