Maja Lunde, born in 1975, is the most successful Norwegian author of her generation. Her books are translated into 40 languages and has sold more than 2.5 million copies. The Snow Sister (2018), illustrated by Lisa Aisato, is one of the biggest literary successes in Norway in decades, and was instantly sold to publishing houses throughout the world. Lunde's first novel for adults The History of Bees (2015) won The Norwegian Bookseller's Prize as well as multiple international awards. It was the bestselling book in any genre in Germany in 2017 and spent 3 consecutive years on the Der Spiegel official German bestseller list. Maja Lunde started as a script writer before she became an author. She has written scripts for Norwegian television, several films, among them the international awarded, The Crossing (2020), based on her acclaimed children’s book by the same title. Lunde is an educated media specialist with a master’s degree from the University of Oslo. Maja Lunde has written 12 children’s and young adult books, and 3 fiction novels, the fourth and last title in the Climate Quartet are scheduled for publication in 2022.