David Hair is the author of The Bone Tiki, winner of Best First Novel (Young Adult Fiction section) at the 2010 NZ Post Children's Book Awards. The Bone Tiki and its sequel The Taniwha's Tear are fantasy novels set in New Zealand. David has worked primarily in financial services, has a degree in History and Classical Studies and lived in New Delhi from 2007 to 2010. Pyre of Queens (2011) is his first book in a new adventure series. He’s now based in Wellington.