MALVOLIO'S REVENGE: '... carefully constructed, well researched and ambitious novel.' -- writeaway.org 20050905 Reading one of Sophie Masson's books is like standing on top of a lonely mountain at midnight, under a star-filled sky ... Her work has that same sense of clarity, magic and mystery ... -- GARTH NIX 20050905 THE TEMPESTOUS VOYAGE OF HOPEWELL SHAKESPEARE: 'Masterly' -- The Times 20030521 'Step aboard ... and embark on a magical mystery voyage.' -- Books for Keeps 20030901 'Sophie Masson is decidedly a captivating narrator who certainly knows how to hypnotise her readers.' -- Lollipops 20030901 CLEMENTINE: 'A fabulous novel ...' -- Adele Geras, TES 20020607 CARABAS: 'A sophisticated and timeless tale of magic and human nature.' -- Weekend Australian 20020607 'One of the strengths of Masson's work is this creation of parallel worlds of fantasy which interweave with the old folk tale but also produce echoes of myth.' -- Australian Book Review 20020607 Praise for Snow, Fire, Sword":'Sophie Masson combines her unique gifts of marvellous storytelling, high drama and poetic intensity.' -- Lloyd Alexander 20020607 'This has a real storytelling intelligence directing it and a true and vivid sense of what makes a fascinating narrative.' -- Philip Pullman 20020607 Praise for Cold Iron":'Haunting beauty that lingers in the mind and heart.' -- Lloyd Alexander 20020607

Sophie Masson was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to French parents. She has spent most of her life going back and forth between Australia and France. Author of 28 novels, for adults, teenagers and children, she is published in Australia, the US and Italy as well as the UK. Winner of the Australian Young Adult Aurealis Science Fiction and Fantasy Award and shortlisted for many others, she has also written for stage, radio and newspapers, magazines and literary journals. She is still fluently bilingual and frequently returns to France to visit family. She lives in New South Wales, Australia, with her husband and three children. Sophie is the Australian correspondent for ACHUKA website. http://www.achuka.co.uk