About Andrew

My parents decided to move back to Scotland when I was 10. We settled into life in Dumbarton Scotland, with my brother and I playing a lot of sport partially due to the fact we had no television. My father called the television an idiot box and thought we should be outside playing with other children. After it got dark at night, and in the winter months this was early, I took to reading. I remember going to the library with my mother and sitting in the children’s section reading Asterix and Obelix. After reading every book I had any interest in, I moved out of the children’s area and started reading a lot of westerns. As I grew older, I began to visit the library by myself. I would borrow my designated four book load, devouring any author’s works that put me deep into a story.

In secondary school at Dumbarton Academy, I came across role-playing games and other likeminded friends who also read. I started swapping books with them and soon read The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Druss the Legend and the five-book epic The Belgariad. These got me hooked on the fantasy field, and I read mainly this genre with only the occasional Stephen King book from my brother’s bookshelf thrown in.

After school, I did my apprenticeship in Aberdeenshire where I worked as a car mechanic. With my apprenticeship done, I moved to Australia, working for ten years underground in the Kalgoorlie mining industry. From there, I worked offshore for another six years before returning to Perth.

I am currently married to Narelle, a wonderful woman whose enthusiasm for life keeps it interesting and happy. We have a mixed family of three children. Jaie, Adam and Lilly all live close by, and we still get an occasional visit when their busy lives allow. (Yes, this is a plug to get you to visit more!)