J.L. Worrad lives in Leicester, England, and has for most of his life. He is the author of the fantasy novels Pennyblade and The Keep Within, published by Titan Books, and Feral Space, a space opera in two parts, published by Castrum Press. He has a degree in classical studies from Lampeter University, Wales. He has found this invaluable to his growth as a science fiction and fantasy writer in that he soon discovered how varied and peculiar human cultures can be.In 2011, he went to the Clarion Writers Workshop in La Jolla California, where he learned his craft from many science fiction and fantasy authors and saw hummingbirds for the first time.