About Rachael King Books
Rachael King is a writer, reviewer, former literary festival director, and ex-bass player living in New Zealand. Her novels for children include the award-winning The Grimmelings and Secrets at Red Rocks, which won the Esther Glen Medal and has recently been adapted into an Emmy Award-winning television series. Song of the Saltings is her first novel for young adults. All three novels reflect Rachael's love for, and obsession with, folklore--the weirder the better. Rachael's adult novels, The Sound of Butterflies and Magpie Hall, have together been translated into nine languages. She holds a master's in creative writing from Victoria University of Wellington. Visit her online at Rachael-King.com.