Pamela Freeman is an award-winning author of young adult and children s books. She is also a freelance writer of non-fiction, having written a number of education-based scripts for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation s Children s & Education Department and other educational producers. She completed a Doctorate of Creative Arts at the University of Technology, Sydney where she was also a part-time lecturer in Business Communication and Creative Writing in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is her first fantasy title for adults. Pamela lives in Sydney with her husband and their son.