About the Author

Born in 1973, Steve Backshall was brought up on a smallholding in the home counties of England. He studied English at university before going on to study biology, eventually becoming adventurer in residence for the National Geographic. He travels the world as the presenter of BBC TV's 'Deadly' series, and he has also been an integral part of the 'Lost Land' expedition programmes. His young adult fiction 'The Falcon Chronicles' is also published by Orion.Steve's website is www.stevebackshall.com, and you can follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/stevebackshallofficial and on Twitter @SteveJBackshall