Christine E. Schulze has been living in castles, exploring magical worlds, and creating fantastical adventures with diverse characters since she was too young to even write such stories. Her published works for YA include the award-winning Bloodmaiden, as well as The Stregoni Sequence and The Chronicles of the Mira with Writers-Exchange. Her published books for younger readers include In the Land of Giants and The Amazing Captain K. Her most recent project is The Gailean Quartet.