Michael R. Willacy was born in Blackpool, England and raised in Fleetwood. He has a bachelor’s degree from Edge Hill University, but has maintained a passion for creative writing since primary school. When he’s not writing, he loves spending as much time as possible with his wife and two children. He is now an adept Hot Wheels track builder and Barbie tea party guest - as well as coffee drinker! Writing has and always will take a back seat to his family life, however as the children grow, Michael will be adding to his debut novel, The Rings of Dialisk.