Justine Larbalestier is a Sydney-born researcher and writer. She has written a radio show about the end of relationships, a short film about the Midas legend, and extensively on American science fiction culture, particularly in the 40s and 50s as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Her first book is The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction (Wesleyan University Press, 2002).  She is currently writing a book about the history of science fiction in New York City, 1938-1960. [Biography from Seven Seasons of Buffy.]