Fantasy and Science Fiction writer Jane Routley's 7th book "Shadow in the Empire of Light is due out this August. She has published 6 books and won two Aurealis Awards for Best Fantasy Novel. Her short stories have been widely anthologized and read on the ABC. She was a judge for the recent Australian Role Playing Industry Awards. She has had a variety of careers, including fruit picker and occult librarian and she lived in Germany and Denmark for a decade. Now she works on the railways in Melbourne and is a keen climate activist.