Author: Gwendolyn Clare

Gwendolyn Clare writes speculative fiction informed by scientific training and an interest in how young people respond to unfamiliar worlds. She holds degrees in ecology and geophysics and a doctorate in mycology, experience that supports the careful physical detail in her fantasy and science-fiction settings. In the City of Time, published by Feiwel & Friends in 2022, opens a speculative duology for teen readers. The story brings Willa, a girl from 1891, into contact with Riley and Jaideep in 2034 after a time portal unexpectedly joins their eras. Clare uses the meeting to contrast assumptions about invention, social possibility, and the future, then expands the plot through a threatened city and the rules governing time travel. The novel pairs historical perspective with forward-looking adventure without losing sight of friendship and individual choice. It also begins a connected sequence, making its volume-one position important context for readers following the characters and the larger conflict into the concluding book.