Steven Paulsen is an award-winning speculative fiction writer. His bestselling spooky children's book, The Stray Cat (Lothian/Hachette), illustrated by Hugo and Oscar Award winning artist Shaun Tan, has seen publication in several English and foreign language editions. His horror, science fiction and dark fantasy short stories, which Jack Dann describes as rocket-fuelled with narrative drive, have appeared in books and magazines around the world. The best of his weird tales can be found in his short story collection, Shadows on the Wall (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2018), an award-winner.
""A magical blend of fantasy and history, this book takes the reader on a wondrous adventure through exotic locations and amazing dreamscapes, into the furthest reaches of the imagination. I loved every word!"" --George Ivanoff, Multi-award winning kids and YA author of the You Choose and Other Worlds book series, and the popular non-fiction Survival Guides series. ""Part history, part pure fantasy in the tradition of the Arabian Nights, Steve Paulsen's Dream Weaver is the thrilling story of a generous and courageous young man whose dreams have unusual properties. When he sets out to learn the truth of his past, he meets the beautiful and feisty Rose, and together, they journey across a beautifully nuanced landscape."" --Isobelle Carmody, best-selling YA author. ""Steven Paulsen's YA historical fantasy diligently charts a dreamer boy's bare feet sprinting along a vivid Mediterranean backdrop and stumbling across the vast Badiyat Ash-Sham desert. In a world where the port is a marketplace for crafty begging and the arid sands a place for hope, dreams summon taste and cartwheel in multihues. Dream Weaver is a fast-paced, seascape and desertscape escapade, vibrant with discernment and a hearty sense of place."" --Eugen Bacon, World Fantasy Finalist and award-winning author of Danged Black Thing, Mage of Fools and Chasing Whispers.