The author grew up in the Welsh towns of Port Talbot and Pontypool, where many of his family worked in the coal and steel industries. He moved to the Southwest in his twenties and has spent many years exploring the rich lands and seascapes of Devon and Cornwall. From a very early age he has held a deep fascination with Japan and the East, a beguilement that continued to feed his imagination into adult life. After receiving a nasty head injury from an accident whilst riding his motorcycle, on recovery, he has been strangely left with a strong desire to write and create stories. Currently residing in Berkshire with his wife and their faithful German Shepherds, he enjoys mountaineering, skiing, rugby and despite everything – still likes motorcycles…