Justina Ireland is the author of Dread Nation, a New York Times best seller and YALSA 2019 Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten selection. Her other books for children and teens include Deathless Divide, Vengeance Bound, Promise of Shadows, and the Star Wars novels Lando's Luck, Spark of the Resistance and The High Republic: A Test of Courage. She enjoys dark chocolate and dark humour and is not too proud to admit that she's still afraid of the dark. She lives with her husband, kid, dog, and cats in Maryland, USA.