PRAISE FOR BOOK 1, MARS AWAKENS 'Blast off to Mars in this thrilling tale of mysterious threats and unlikely friendships!' National Geographic Kids 'Waugh...draws on her scientific knowledge to create this...pacey sci-fi thriller in which gender roles are swapped - in this future, girls are the genetically stronger and must protect boys - which ends on a proper nail-biting cliffhanger.' The Sydney Morning Herald 'Conflict, friendship and the environment come together in an engaging story for middle-grade readers...with more to come.' Geelong Advertiser

H.M. Waugh is an environmental scientist, writer and educator with a long-term love of wild places and high mountains. This has led to icy feet and sunburnt cheeks in magical countries like New Zealand, Nepal, Bolivia and Switzerland. She has studied dolphins in New Zealand and rare plants in the Wheatbelt, and worked in mining and construction projects across Western Australia. When she's not writing, she's teaching school and community groups about science and the environment.