Karen Healey is a young adult novelist. She is the author of the urban fantasies Guardian of the Dead and The Shattering, both set in New Zealand, and the forthcoming sci-fi adventure When We Wake. Guardian of the Dead won the 2010 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award. Karen can tell you a lot about baking, covers of "Hallelujah" and superhero comics.