F.T. Lukens is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of YA speculative fiction including the novels The Last Best Quest Ever, Otherworldly (2025 ALA Rainbow Booklist), Spell Bound (2024 ALA Rainbow Booklist), So This Is Ever After (2023 ALA Rainbow Booklist; 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards nominee), In Deeper Waters (2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist; Junior Library Guild Selection), and the forthcoming Chaos Ensues as well as other science-fiction and fantasy works. F.T. resides in North Carolina with their spouse, three kids, three dogs, and three cats.