Victoria Mihalyi ( ) is a former environmental journalist and public speaker. "Tribe of Star Bear" is her first published novel. She is the founder of a Canadian animal protection organization and has worked extensively in the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned wildlife. She is also a martial artist and has her black belt in Taekwondo. She lives in Sharon, Ontario, with her husband Max Miller, three cats, and two dogs.

Star Bear foretold of the day that the Rumblers would rise from the Pit of Darkness to destroy the forest. And it has come to pass. So too, she prophesied the coming of the Tribe of Star Bear: the warriors who would protect the earth and make the land green again.
   A black bear, a golden eagle, a red squirrel, and a human girl, are those legendary warriors caught in an epic adventure that captures the spirit of a new millenium.
   Beneath Half Moon Peak, in the crystal caves of Istarna, a rite of passage is enacted. The warriors emerge, each bearing a talisman. From Weeping Rock, through the Shadowlands, and into the notorious City of Saroos, the warriors weave theirmagic. But the tribe meet their ultimate challenge in the depths of the Pit, where magic can be destroyed by fear.
   Put on your wings and let your spirit soar on this mythical journey through the darkness and into the light.