Paul has written over 140 books including The Jelindel Chronicles, The Warlock's Child series (with Sean McMullen), The Maximus Black Files, The Earthborn Wars and seven titles in The Quentaris Chronicles. He is the recipient of both the A Bertram Chandler and the Peter McNamara awards, the William Atheling and Aurealis awards and a number of short-listings. His latest book is Harry Kruize, Born to Lose.

I've read quite a number of the original Quentaris Chronicles, and this one, I feel, is one of the best. It works well as a story in its own right, but also successfully sets the scene for more adventures. The scope of the original series is broadened, and the door has been opened for more imaginative installments to follow. And so, in many ways, The Spell of Undoing is the perfect first book for a series. I look forward to further adventures in Quentaris. - George Ivanoff