KRISTEN CICCARELLI grew up on her grandfather’s grape farm where she spent her childhood running through his vineyards and adventuring in the deep, dark woods behind his house. She now resides in a blustery seaside cove on a misty island in the North Atlantic. When she’s not writing, you can find her hiking in the headlands with her dog, playing board games with her husband, or sipping tea by the wood stove. She is also the author of the internationally bestselling Iskari series.

ROSARIA MUNDA studied political theory at Princeton and lives with her husband in Chicago. She is the author of The Aurelian Cycle, a young adult fantasy trilogy that begins with Fireborne (Putnam, 2019).

Kristen Ciccarelli in conversation with Rosaria Munda