Kim Wilkins is a leading fantasy author in Australia. Her first novel, The Infernal, won in both the horror and fantasy categories of the Aurealis Awards in 1997. Wilkins’s other books include Angel of Ruin, The Autumn Castle, and Giants of the Frost. She has also written a series for young adults about a psychic detective. Wilkins lives in Brisbane, Australia.
D. M. Cornish is an award-winning author and illustrator who stormed the American market with the first book in his acclaimed fantasy series, Monster Blood Tattoo, which received starred reviews in School Library Journal and Booklist. He is from Adelaide, where he studied illustration at the University of South Australia.