M.A. Kuzniar spent six years living in Spain, teaching English and travelling the world which inspired her children's series with Puffin, The Ship of Shadows. Her adult novels Midnight in Everwood and Upon a Frosted Star, published by HQ Stories, were Sunday Times bestsellers. She lives in Nottingham, where she spends her time reading, writing, playing board games, and dreaming of magic. She is always planning her next adventure.