Chris d'Lacey is the author of several critically praised works, including The Last Dragon Chronicles: The Fire Inside, Icefire, Fire Star, The Fire Eternal, Dark Fire, Fire World, and The Fire Ascending, which debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. He is also the author of the Orchard Books-published middle-grade series The Dragons of Wayward Crescent. He and his wife live in Devon, England, where he is working on his next novel. To read more about Chris d'Lacey's books, go visit www.scholastic.com/LastDragonChronicles.