Jack Unthank was born in Andover, Hampshire, in 1994. He regrets this but had very little say in the matter. To avoid his hometown, he stuck his head in fantasy books and video games and had a habit of writing stories of his own. He studied computer science at the University of Bath, a degree he would use for seven or so years working in the video game industry as a programmer. This career came to a close when a chronic illness crept up behind him and unceremoniously bonked him on the head, taking him out of action. With a lot of time on his hands and never getting out of the habit of writing stories, he tried turning one into a book. He currently lives in Cardiff with his wife and two cats.