Prize-winning author Stewart Ross was inspired to write by his great-grandfather, a vast Scotsman with a spreading beard. After teaching all over the world, Stewart became a full-time author in 1989. He has had some 350 books published, fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. His recent work includes The Hologram short stories, Queen Elizabeth II for Dummies, two books on Sherlock Holmes and the acclaimed utopian-dystopia trilogy of novels, The Soterion Mission, Revenge of the Zeds and The Salvation Project. He also writes plays, lyrics and articles. As well as teaching drama and writing at ICES, France, he mentors Exeter University students, is writer in residence at The Canterbury Academy, and chairs the Canterbury Commemoration Society. He lives near Canterbury with his wife and four occasional children. Each morning he commutes ten metres to work in a large hut in the garden.
