V M Jones lives in Christchurch, her previous novel Buddy won the Junior Fiction and Best First Book awards in 2003 NZ Post Children's Book Awards. The Serpents of Arakesh is the f...view moreV M Jones lives in Christchurch, her previous novel Buddy won the Junior Fiction and Best First Book awards in 2003 NZ Post Children's Book Awards. The Serpents of Arakesh is the first book in The Karazan Quartet.view less