KRISTY GARDNER is a queer sci-fi fantasy writer, author of the award-winning cookbook, Cooking with Cocktails, and coffee addict. Furnished with degrees in Gender Studies & Sociology, she crafts complex female characters who adventure through space, time, and emotional maelstroms questioning what identity - and home - really mean.When she's not jet-setting words on her laptop, she's chasing stars, mountain adventures, belly laughs, curating playlists for her books, and packing her carry-on for another escape to SE Asia. She resides in Vancouver, BC with her partner and 90 pound rescued American Bulldog.