Ian Beck is one of the UK's most popular illustrators of children's books and his work appears frequently in magazines and advertisements. In his early years he paid the rent by working parttime in the toy department at Harrod's. Later, he got involved in the record industry, and painted the cover of one of the most popular records of all time: Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. This is his first YA novel. Ian lives in London with his wife, Emma Stone, and their three children.
Visit him online at www.buckland-corporation.com and www.past-world.com