Clare E. Rhoden lives on Bunurong land in Victoria, Australia. A born nerd, she reads endlessly. Clare’s short fiction has appeared in several anthologies and her WWI novel The Stars in the Night (Odyssey Books, 2019) is based on her family's South Australian history. Clare's dystopian trilogy The Chronicles of the Pale features talking wolfdogs and bionic humachines. Her most recent novel is How to Survive Your Magical Family (2022), perfect for cat lovers from 11 to 111. Find her at clarerhoden.com.