Sandy Fussell lives south of Sydney with her husband and two
sons. She studied mathematics at university, is intensely
interested in history, and now works in IT. Her series, Samurai
Kids has been hugely successful with Book 3, Shaolin Tiger named as
a Notable Book, Younger Readers Category in the Children’s Book
Council of Australia Awards, 2010 as well as being short-listed in
the Speech Pathology Awards – Upper Primary Category, 2010. Polar
Boy, her first stand-alone novel was short-listed in 2009 for the
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger
Readers, and her second stand-alone novel, Jaguar Warrior was
released in March 2010. For further information please visit her
website: www.sandyfussell.com
Rhian Nest James has been working as a freelance illustrator for
many years after graduating from Exeter College of Art with an
Honours Degree in Illustration. She has produced illustrations for
a wide variety of publishers and organisations but her speciality
is children’s books having illustrated over 60 children’s books and
contributed illustrations to many more. Rhian moved to Sydney from
her native Wales in 2002 and she continues to illustrate for others
and work on her own projects. She has also illustrated the
award-winning fiction title Toppling written by Sally Murphy and
has illustrated Lollylegs by Pamela Freeman due for release in
March 2011.
Fussell's prose is as elegant, pure and vivid as the ways of the
samurai. She writes in such a way that perfectly balances action,
strength and drama with wisdom, clarity and evocative beauty,
making this a series that all ages and genders will plummet
headlong into.
*Aussie Reviews*
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