Graci Kim is the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of Gifted Clans, a Korean mythology-inspired middle-grade series that was featured in TIME Magazine for Kids, praised as a "sparkling yarn" by Entertainment Weekly, and has been optioned for a television series by the Disney Channel. The Last Fallen Star was named a Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Children's Book, an Amazon Best Book, an Indigo Best Book, a Barnes & Noble Young Reader Pick, and a Whitcoulls Kids Top 50. In 2022, Graci was awarded the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent. Before she became an author, Graci was a New Zealand diplomat and a cooking show host. She lives in Aotearoa New Zealand with her husband and daughter.