Meet the author
Abi Elphinstone.
Writer · United Kingdom
Abi Elphinstone: British author of Sky Song, the Unmapped Chronicles and the Dreamsnatcher trilogy — adventure-fantasy novels in wilderness settings with strong female leads, for ages 8–12.
Abi Elphinstone is a British middle-grade author best known for the Sky Song / Unmapped Chronicles fantasy series, adventure novels set in richly-imagined wilderness landscapes (Arctic tundra, lost magical kingdoms, jungle) with strong female leads. Her books include The Dreamsnatcher trilogy, Sky Song, Rumblestar, Jungledrop, Everdark and Casper Tock and the Everdark Wings. Elphinstone's voice is warm, well-paced and reliably bookseller-friendly, with a clear-eyed sense of the middle-grade-fantasy reader's appetite for adventure plus emotional warmth. A reliable contemporary UK middle-grade fantasy author for ages 8–12.