Edith Pattou has been writing since the age of seven. She is the author of two highly acclaimed fantasy novels in the US, "Hero's Song" in the Songs of Eirren series,and "Fire Arrow", a Booklist Top Ten Fantasy Novel of the Year. While writing North Child, which is based on the Norwegian fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon", Edith became an expert in mapmaking, seamanship, Scandinavian languages, Norse mythology and the Arctic, journeying by ship through the fjords of Norway. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio, USA.