C.S. Pacat is a bestselling Australian author, best known for the Captive Prince trilogy, published by Penguin Random House in 2015. A USA-Today best-selling author, Pacat has also created Dark Rise, the GLAAD-nominated graphic novels Fence, and has contributed as a writer for DC Comics. Educated at the University of Melbourne, Pacat has lived in numerous cities around the world, including Tokyo and Perugia, before settling back in Melbourne, where they continue to reside and produce their works.