Stefan Bachmann was born in Colorado and spent most of his childhood in Switzerland, in a very old house next to a forest. At the age of eleven, he entered the Zürich Conservatory in piano and composition, and is currently preparing to graduate from the Zürich University of Arts with a degree in modern music. He is also the author of several books, the first of which was published when he was nineteen years old. His books have been translated into eight languages and have been named, among others, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a New York Times Editor’s Choice, and a VOYA Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of the Year for Children.