Intisar Khanani grew up a nomad and world traveler. She has lived in five different states as well as in Jeddah, on the coast of the Red Sea. Prior to publishing her novels, Intisar wrote grants and developed projects to address community health and infant mortality with the Cincinnati Health Department, which was as close as she could get to saving the world. Now she focuses her time on her two passions: raising her family and writing fantasy. She is the author of The Sunbolt Chronicles as well as the Dauntless Path novels, beginning with THORN. Her latest release, A DARKNESS AT THE DOOR, was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best YA Books of the Year, 2022.