A.J. Ponder has a head full of monsters, and recklessly spills them out onto the written page. Beware dragons, dreadbeasts, taniwha, and small children–all are equally dangerous, and capable of treading on your heart–or tearing it, still beating, from your chest.A.J.’s notable and award winning short stories include; Quest, Dying for the Record, Frankie and the Netball Clone, BlindSight & Ahi Kā.A lover of all things fantasy, A.J. has written The Sylvalla Chronicles: Quest, Prophecy and Omens. It’s a postmodern fantasy trilogy, a style most famously used by Terry Pratchett and Diana Wynne Jones.Books for younger readers include Wizard’s Guide to Wellington, The Frankie Files, Attack of the Giant Bugs (a You Choose Adventure Book), The Great Weta Robbery and Save the Moa.