Juliet Marillier was born July 27, 1948 in Dunedin, New Zealand and grew up surrounded by Celtic music and stories. Her own Celtic-Gaelic roots inspired her to write her first series, the Sevenwaters Trilogy. Juliet was educated at the University of Otago, where she majored in music and languages, graduating BA and a B Mus (Hons). Her lifelong interest in history, folklore and mythology has had a major influence on her writing. Juliet is the author of twenty historical fantasy novels for adults and young adults, as well as a book of short fiction. Juliet's novels and short stories have won many awards. Juliet lives in a 110 year old cottage in a riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia. When not writing, she is active in animal rescue and has her own small pack of needy dogs. She also has four adult children and seven grandchildren. Juliet is a member of the druid order OBOD (the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.) Imogen graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She performed in several theatre productions including Rebecca; Measure for Measure; The School for Scheming and Three Sisters. She made her MTC debut in Hay Fever playing Sorel Bliss. Imogen's screen credits include The Man Who Knew Infinity and Doctors, as well as the short film, The Understudy, which she also wrote. Imogen has also narrated many bestselling audiobooks, namely The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad and the 44 Tiny Secrets series by Sylvia Bishop.
'Marillier is a fine folklorist and a gifted narrator.' -- Publishers Weekly