"Readers will fall in love with Anderson's debut." -- The Times "Compelling and mature...maintains its suspense to the final page" -- Books Quarterly (Waterstone's) "Perfect for the kind of girl who enjoys fantasy with a dash of romance" -- The Times "Pure pleasure...highly recommended" -- The Times "A compelling adventure/love story" -- Financial Times "Love, fear, compassion and courage are woven into a magical story" -- Amanda Craig, The Times "This is the best kind of fantasy: a book that makes fairies wonderfully real" -- Sarah Prineas, author of THE MAGIC THIEF

Rebecca Anderson was born in Uganda, raised in Ontario, went to school in New Jersey, and has spent much of her life dreaming of other worlds entirely. As a child she immersed herself in fairy tales, mythology, and the works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and E. Nesbit; later she discovered more contemporary authors like Ursula LeGuin, Patricia A. McKillip and Robin McKinley, and learned to take as much pleasure from their language as the stories they told. Now married and the mother of three young sons, Rebecca reads to her children the classic works of fantasy and science fiction that enlivened her own childhood, and tries to bring a similar sense of humor, adventure, and timeless wonder to the novels she writes for children and young adults.