Garth Nix has worked as a bookseller, book sales representative, publicist, editor, marketing consultant and literary agent. He also spent five years as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. A full-time writer since 2001, more than 4.5 million copies of his books have been sold around the world and his work has been translated into thirty-seven languages. Garth's books have appeared on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly (US), the Bookseller (UK), the Australian and the Sunday Times (UK). He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two children. Allan Corduner is a character actor who has worked extensively in theater (in London's West End and on Broadway), his numerous feature film credits include Daniel Deronda, Moonlight Mile, Topsy Turvy, Talk Radio, Yentl and The Imposters. He has also appeared in several BBC Radio 4 plays, including The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Insignificance.
"""With a likeable unlikely hero, fast-paced plotting and a plethora of mystical oddities, this series is sure to garner a host of fans."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Bursting with Garth Nix's irrespressible and innovative imagination."" -- The Observer"