Melanie Cellier grew up on a staple diet of books, books and more books. And although she got older, she never stopped loving children's and young adult [...] always wanted to write one herself, but it took three careers and three different continents before she actually managed [...] now feels incredibly fortunate to spend her time writing from her home in Adelaide, Australia where she keeps an eye out for koalas in her backyard. Her staple diet hasn't changed much, although she's added choc mint Rooibos tea and Chicken Crimpies to the [...] writes young adult fantasy including her Spoken Mage, Hidden Mage, A Mage's Influence, and A Mage's Apprentice series, and her Four Kingdoms, Beyond the Four Kingdoms, and Return to the Four Kingdoms series which are made up of linked stand-alone fairy tale [...] Melanie at her website: [...] or follow her on Facebook: [...] for all the latest news on her books.