Christine Morton-Shaw has felt "visited" all her life. She often has to sidestep people she then realizes others can't see at all. Sometimes these impressions or visions can take a sudden step closer: "It is as if the skin between this world and another world begins to get thinner. Things in that other place become clearer and louder. I'm quite happy with all this strangeness and charm, and can't imagine life without it."
She feels at home in ruined buildings or medieval houses and streets. Ancient scripts and old manuscripts and diaries seem alive to her. Some of the things in The Hunt for the Seventh have happened to her, particularly the gray glimpses and the whispers.
Christine Morton-Shaw lives with her family in Sheffield, England. She is the author of The Riddles of Epsilon and many picture books for children.
“Characters are well-developed and intriguing, the atmosphere is tangible, and the pacing causes one’s heart to race. A stay-up-all-night page-turner. Highly recommended.” - VOYA (starred review)
“The plot…will sweep readers into the action.” - The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“In the tradition of Ellen Raskin’s classic The Westing Game. A clever conundrum.” - Kirkus Reviews
“Fantasy fans will need no persuading to try this promising debut novel from a fresh new talent.” - KLIATT
