J.L. Worrad lives in Leicester, England, and has for almost all his life. He has a degree in classical studies from Lampeter University, Wales. He has found this invaluable to his growth as a science fiction and fantasy writer in that he soon discovered how varied and peculiar human cultures can be.

He is the author of the fantasy novels ‘Pennyblade’ and ‘The Keep Within’, published by Titan Books and Feral Space, a space opera in two parts, published by Castrum Press.