New Zealand born fantasy writer and podcaster Philippa (Pip) Ballantine
is the author of the Books of the Order and the Shifted World series.
She is also the co-author with her husband Tee Morris of the Ministry of
Peculiar Occurrences novels. Her awards include an Airship, a Parsec,
the Steampunk Chronicle Reader’s Choice, and a Sir Julius Vogel. She
currently resides in Manassas, Virginia with her husband, daughter, and a
furry clowder of cats.