Darren was born in Newport, South Wales, in 1969. A native of The Eastern Valley in Gwent, he comes from a long line of coal miners, steelworkers and railwaymen. After wiping the coal dust from his face, escaping the clutches of the wicked iron masters and dodging being drafted by roaming gangs of Male Voice Choirs, Darren ran away to join the newspapers. Starting as a street vendor, he went to work as a reporter and sports editor in several local newspapers in South Wales. He also served as a press and media officer for a voluntary organisation. He’s also worked in community radio, scientific research, as a call centre agent (he was desperate and needed the money), as an admin assistant and as a toffee apple dipper. Darren is currently rated as “mostly harmless.”

Richard William Patrick Finlan was born in 1950 near Newport, South Wales. He is married to Josanne and has two daughters, Sinead and Kelly, and two grandsons, Iestyn and Ieuan. Richard’s career has included being an apprentice butcher, chemical process technician, delivery driver, and Sports/Features Editor at the Pontypool Free Press. His fiction writing has seen him publish two series of sci-fi/fantasy novels and various collaborations with Darren. Richard’s hobbies have included: playing blues and classical guitar, painting, model making (WW2 fighting vehicles) and reading. Richard wants to live somewhere warm, where he can laze around and do very little except drink wine and smoke good cigars.