Elizabeth Knox is the bestselling author of fourteen novels, most recently the young adult novel Kings of this World, three autobiographical novellas, and a collection of personal essays, The Love School. Her best-known books are The Vintner’s Luck; YA novels Dreamhunter, Dreamquake, and Mortal Fire; and The Absolute Book. Elizabeth was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 2020.