LAURA EST
When a powerful witch is killed and a priceless magical item is stolen in the wake of one of the deadliest storms the country has ever seen, Captain Tyl Guela is ordered east to apprehend the thief by any means necessary.
A re-telling of one of the most popular American fairy tales ever written, this origin story is not the same Oz you remember. Because this time, it isn't Dorothy's story.
BIO
Laura Est was born in Illinois, grew up in Wisconsin, and has lived in Minnesota, Oregon, and now resides in sunny (and hot!) northern California. Growing up without a TV until fifth grade cemented her love of reading and that love transitioned into writing in adulthood. She especially loves alternate and origin stories from minor characters’ and villains’ perspectives, which culminated in her debut novel, The Gillikin.
She lives with a husband and a corgi who (mostly) keep her hermit tendencies in check, and when she’s not writing, she’s playing percussion and violin in the local symphonies, and wondering how she can get out of social obligations.