Sophie Masson

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**Sophie Masson**
Born:	18 May, 1959 Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	Australian
Writing period:	1990 - present
Genres:	Short Story, Young Adult, Fantasy, Adult.
Debut works:	House In The Rainforest(1990)

Sophie Masson is a French-Australian fantasy and children's author.

Sophie Masson was born in Indonesia of French parents who are of mixed ancestry (French, Spanish, Basque and Portuguese). Masson, the third in a family of seven children, came to Australia at the age of five and spent most of the rest of her childhood shuttling back and forth between Australia and France.

Her first two novels, one for adults entitled The House in the Rainforest; the second, for children, called Fire in the Sky, were published in Australia in 1990. Having written 40 books, for children, young adults and adults, she is now published in the UK, US, Thailand and Germany as well as Australia. Most of her novels are in the fantasy genre, but she has also written realistic fiction. She has also had many short stories, essays, articles and reviews published, in books, magazines, newspapers and internet journals.

Sophie Masson is married,has three children and lives in northern New South Wales.

1 Series
- 1.1 Lay Lines
- 1.2 StarMaker
2 Novel
3 External links

[edit] Series

[edit] Lay Lines

Knight by the Pool (1998)-Book 1 of the Lay Lines trilogy
The Lady of the Flowers (1999)-Book 2 Of The Lay Lines trilogy
Stone of Oakenfast (2000)-Book 3 of the Lay Lines trilogy
The Forest of Dreams (2001)-Omnibus edition with all three books of the Lay Lines Trilogy