“Katherine Rundell is her generation’s J.R.R. Tolkien.” —The Washington Post
“A glorious fantasy adventure....Brimming with intelligence, inventiveness and generosity of heart.” —The Wall Street Journal
KATHERINE RUNDELL is the author of Rooftoppers (An ALA Notable Book, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize), Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms (a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner), The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer (Winner of the Costa Children's Book Prize), and The Good Thieves. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Her books for adults include Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize) and Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise.