Moira Young is a highly acclaimed author, best known for her award-winning Dustland series of novels. Born in Vancouver, Canada, she now resides in the United Kingdom. Before becoming an author, Young worked as an actor and opera singer.
Young's debut novel, Blood Red Road, was published in 2011 and quickly gained international recognition. The book, which is the first in the Dustlands trilogy, won numerous awards, including the Costa Children's Book Award, the British Columbia Book Prize for Children's Literature, and France's Le Prix des Incorruptibles. In the United States, it won a Cybils Award for Fantasy and Science Fiction and was named an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults book. The Dustlands series has been translated into 30 languages and is being developed for film by Ridley Scott.
The second book in the Dustlands trilogy, Rebel Heart, was a finalist in Canada for the Sunburst Prize, BC Stellar Award, and Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy. The final book in the series, Raging Star, was published in May 2014. Young's ability to create compelling characters and immersive worlds has made the Dustlands trilogy a beloved series among readers of all ages.