Fantastical Worlds

Imagine another world with popular fantasy authors Garth Nix (The Old Kingdom series), Shelley Parker-Chan (The Radiant Emperor duology) and Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos series). Hosted by Aimée Lindorff.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

GARTH NIX
Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001 but has worked in many parts of the publishing industry. His books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, Newt’s Emerald, A Confusion of Princes and the Keys to the Kingdom series. More than 5 million copies of his books have been sold around the world. Garth’s work has appeared on the bestseller lists of New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today, and has been translated into 42 languages. His most recent book is The Sinister Booksellers of Bath.

SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN
Shelley Parker-Chan is an Asian Australian former international development adviser who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia. Their Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling historical fantasy novels have been translated into 15 languages. Parker-Chan is a previous winner of the Astounding Award for Best Debut, and the British Fantasy Awards for Best Fantasy Novel and Best Newcomer. Their most recent book, He Who Drowned the World, came out in 2023.

SAMANTHA SHANNON
Samantha Shannon is The New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bone Season series and the Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into 26 languages. She lives in London.

ABOUT THE HOST

AIMÉE LINDORFF
Aimée Lindorff is an Australian cultural producer, podcaster, and story editor. She’s developed and produced projects for the likes of Netflix, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Universal Pictures, Discovery Channel, Supanova Expo, and Gold Coast Film Festival. She is host of the Screen Australia podcast and content producer for the agency’s in-house publication Screen News.