New York Times best-selling author Livia Blackburne has a PhD in neuroscience from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she conducted research on the neural correlates of reading. She still blogs on the intersection of writing and brain science (liviablackburne.com), and she now lives in Los Angeles with her family. Livia is also the author of Midnight Thief, an Indies Introduce New Voices selection, and its sequel, Daughter of Dusk.
"""Readers will find the characters engaging, and they will have a sense of the intriguing tribal histories behind them. A dark tale filled with tension and secrets and lightened by two brave companions.""--Kirkus Reviews Praise for Rosemarked: An Amazon Best Book of November 2017 YALSA Teens Top Ten Nominee Tome Society It List Nominee Truman Award Final Nominee 2019-2020 ""Blackburne's latest is an engaging, mesmerizing read. With a clever, unique, premise, readers will be drawn into this story from the start.""--RT Book Reviews ""Readers will be rewarded with an intricately choreographed conclusion and a high-stakes cliffhanger that sets up a sequel. Arguments against prejudice share the page with questions of faith in the face of tragedy. ""--Publishers Weekly ""This is a fast-paced, well-written, can't-put-down fantasy that will appeal to a wide audience.""--SLJ"