The Twelve Chapters of the Infinite Night

Traci Harding is one of Australia's best loved and most prolific authors. Her stories blend fantasy, fact, esoteric belief, time travel and quantum physics, into adventurous romps through history, alternative dimensions, universes and states of consciousness. She has published more than 20 bestselling books and been translated into several languages. The Dark Age, the first instalment in the Ancient Future series, became an Australian bestseller in its first month of release in 1996. Her latest book is Sorcha Vindicta (2026) a standalone prequel to The Ancient Future series.

Akira Matsumoto is a bilingual screen actor who has played roles in internationally released film and TV. In recent years, Akira has worked alongside Temuera Morrison in feature film The Brighton Miracle and appeared as a Tibetan monk in Rake, alongside Richard Roxburgh. He has worked on many officially selected and award-winning projects including short film 2AM, a psychological horror – where Akira played a psychologist – that has had 45 Official Selections worldwide, collecting 14 wins in multiple categories. Akira is fluent in Japanese and enjoys working with his Standard American and Japanese accents.