Jay Kristoff is a #1 international, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction. He is the winner of eight Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, and has over two million books in print, published in over thirty-five countries, most of which he has never visited. He is as surprised about all of this as you are.

Standing at 6’7", Jay humorously notes he has approximately 11,000 days to live and does not believe in happy endings. Born on November 11, 1973, in Perth, Western Australia, he currently resides in Melbourne. Since 2012, he has published 16 novels, catering to both adult readers and young adults.