Lyssa Chiavari is an author of speculative fiction for young adults, including FOURTH WORLD, the first book in a sci-fi trilogy set on Mars, and CHEERLEADERS FROM PLANET X, a tongue-in-cheek send-up of all things sci-fi. Her short fiction has appeared in WINGS OF RENEWAL: A Solarpunk Dragon Anthology, BRAVE NEW GIRLS: Tales of Heroines Who Hack, MAGIC AT MIDNIGHT: A YA Fairytale Anthology and PERCHANCE TO DREAM: Classic Tales from the Bard's World in New Skins. Her first published story, The Choice, was named one of AMA-GI Magazine's Best of 2014. Lyssa lives with her family and way too many animals in the woods of Northwest Oregon.