Originally from New Zealand, Philippa Ballantine, is a horror, fantasy, and steampunk author.
Her most recent novel, Inferno's Fall, is set in the world of Alien.
She's won an Airship, a Parsec, an RT Book Review Readers Choice, and a Sir Julius Vogel Award, as well as appearing in the Locus Bestseller list, and been in the Goodreads Top Science Fiction books.
She currently resides in Manassas, Virginia with her husband, her daughter, and a mighty clowder of cats. Visit her online at pjballantine.com or follow her on Twitter @PhilippaJane.