I live in Bath, England, a small city that traces its heritage back to Roman times-their hot spring baths can be visited in the city centre. It's a beautiful and much visited city. I count myself lucky to live here.

When I’m not writing, I’m cycling. With the Mendips to the south and the Cotswolds to the north, I spend much of my time on my bike struggling up hills before all too brief periods of descent.

Aside from that, I like to play games. Board games, computer games, card games. Any game really. Having being brought up on 8 bit pixel games, I find it incredible to spend time in VR with a friend killing zombies or playing golf,  running around fully realised fantasy worlds, or taking a Dash 8 across Norway in a simulator.

I studied Physics with Applied Physics at Bath University. Many years later, when I decided my writing needed a hand, I did a Master of Arts Degree in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.

My work to date is a satirical fantasy trilogy, The Dark Lord's Handbook, and Artificial Intelligence Awakening.

The Dark Lord’s Handbook series sprung from the idea that even a Dark Lord has a mum and the nature of original sin — is anyone born completely evil? The trilogy is complete now and I have moved on to my other love after fantasy: science fiction.

Artificial Intelligence Awakening shares common DNA with the Dark Lord's Handbook in not following standard tropes. While I much admire and enjoy stories of man against machine, I have taken a different tack. There are great challenges ahead of us as the world changes driven by the ever quickening pace of technology. I hope this book contributes to the conversations we need to have when dealing with these challenges.