Lani Forbes

Lani Forbes (1987-2022) was the acclaimed author of the Age of the Seventh Sun series, which won multiple Realm Awards. She was a teacher turned psychology student, and her passion was showing readers the transformative and encourging power of story on the human experience. Lani was an award-winning member of Romance Writers of America and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, a mother of three, and a stage IV cancer warrior. Her legacy lives on in her young adult novels that continue to be discovered and beloved by readers.