The Firebird

Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, of French parents, Sophie Masson came to Australia at the age of five. She spent her childhood commuting between France and Australia. Sophie has had more than forty novels published in Australia, for adults, young adults and children. Her work has also been published in the UK, US and Germany. Sophie Masson is married, has three children and lives in northern New South Wales.

Richard Aspel is a talented narrator of children's and adult audiobooks. He trained and worked in London, before returning to Australia where he has worked extensively in television, theatre and radio. His television credits include Neighbours and Carson's Law, and he provided various voices for The Silver Brumby animated series. Richard was nominated for the prestigious Audie Award (US) for his narration of The Mark of the Angel by Nancy Huston.