Christelle Dabos was born on the C te d'Azur in 1980 and grew up in a home filled with classical music and historical games. She now lives in Belgium. The Mirror Visitor, her debut series, won the Gallimard Jeunesse-RTL-Telerama First Novel Competition. The series has sold more than one million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than ten languages.
‘This fabulous newcomer to YA fantasy will appeal to all ages…an action-packed and often surprising story.’ * Herald Sun on A Winter's Promise * ‘A Winter’s Promise is the kind of book that you simply can’t put down once you pick it up. Dabos has crafted something truly exquisite here – a story so rich and intricate, so full of magic and wonder that it draws you in and spellbinds you immediately.’ * CBCA Reading Time on A Winter's Promise * ‘Imagine the poisonous politics of Versailles in a glittering, steampunk world of quill pens, airships, masks, illusions and murderous courtiers.’ * Wall Street Journal on The Mirror Visitor series * ‘Spectacular settings, exquisitely rendered characters.’ * Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Mirror Visitor series * ‘A compelling and dark story…Riveting.’ * RNZ: Nine to Noon *