Amie Kaufman is a New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy, including The Isles of the Gods, the Illuminae Files and the Aurora Cycle. Her multi-award winning work has been translated into nearly thirty languages, and is in development for film and TV. Raised in Australia and occasionally Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law, and conflict resolution, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing. She's the host of podcasts Amie Kaufman on Writing, and Pub Dates. Amie lives by the sea in Melbourne, Australia, with her family and an extremely large personal library.

With Meagan Spooner, Kaufman has co-written the New York Times bestselling Starbound trilogy, the Unearthed duology, and the Other Side of the Sky duology.

New York Times and internationally bestselling author Meagan Spooner is the author of the fairy tale retellings Hunted and Sherwood, as well as the Skylark trilogy. Her award-winning work is in development for the big screen. She currently writes full time, and occasionally lectures on creative writing. Meg grew up reading and writing every spare moment of the day, while dreaming about life as an archaeologist, a marine biologist, or an astronaut, and has travelled to all seven continents in pursuit of adventure. She currently lives in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.

With Amie Kaufman, Spooner has co-written the New York Times bestselling Starbound trilogy, the Unearthed duology, and the Other Side of the Sky duology.