Geoff Ryman is a Canadian living in London. He has published eight novels, a volume of short fiction and co-edited a collection of Canadian fiction. His novels and short stories have won twelve awards. His first novelette on Cambodian themes was published in 1985. ‘The King's Last Song’was inspired by a visit in 2001 to an archaeological dig at Angkor Wat. Geoff is a frequent visitor to Cambodia and has twice visited the country to run workshops in creative writing. His other fiction includes ‘Was’, an historical novel about the American West in the 19th and 20th centuries, and ‘253’ about passengers on the London underground.
'A triumph of imagination, interlaced with considerable wit' New Statesman 'Innovative and engrossing' Independent 'Astonishingly vibrant portraits of each person on the train...A disturbing, melancholy work, but also lyrical and totally engaging' Los Angeles Times
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