Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning writer and editor of fantasy, science fiction, and horror (Sir Julius Vogel, Australian Shadows), most notably for Best Youth Novel for Battle of the Birds, which NZ's Dominion Post listed in its 2011 Best Books of the Year. Other works include the Taine McKenna military thriller series and Hounds of the Underworld, a supernatural crime-noir co-written with Dan Rabarts. She lives with her family in New Zealand.