Thalia Kalkipsakis grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Melbourne with a mum who tried to save battery hens by on-selling them as backyard chickens. Her dad worked as an industrial chemist while also growing strawberries, carrots and Christmas trees on the farm. It was not unusual to find plant shoots in the freezer, or the hair dryer missing because it was needed to heat one of her dad's experiments. Thalia's childhood showed her the magic that can happen when science and nature combine with human creativity. The first book in the Lifespan of Starlight series was published in 2015. These days, Thalia lives in regional Victoria with her husband, their two children and two black cats.
One of the things that I think makes this series so successfully
compelling is that it took two unrelated, solid ideas - everyone
being chipped and time travel - and combined them to make a story
greater than the sum of its parts. ... I enjoyed Split Infinity a
lot and would whole-heartedly recommend it and the first book to
fans of character-driven YA and science fiction. Tsana's Reads and
Reviews
Once again, Kalkipsakis draws the reader in with fast-paced, easy
to absorb prose, and a plot that will likely keep you up into the
night, forever reading "one more chapter". 100PercentRock
Magazine
Following on from the first in her trilogy, Lifespan of Starlight,
Kalkipsakis raises some intriguing and thought provoking ideas such
as relative time theory in this well paced action sci fi romance
for young teens. ... This is a well written, intelligent page
turner. Recommended 12+ CBCA Reading Time
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