Mark Benjamin is the author of two books - one, an adult urban fantasy series, The Royal Blood Chronicles; and the second, a short story, The Curious Case of William Alexander Redwood. Devouring all books he could get his hands on from an early age, he managed to ruin his eyesight by reading (when he should have been asleep) under his bedcovers with a torch (video games had no say in his bad eyesight...okay, maybe a little). His love of books translated to a passion for writing, which he began aged ten (he still has his first juvenile novel to this day).

Currently working as marketing consultant, his dream job is to be a full-time author, a path he fully took when he sent a sample of his work to a ten-week introductory fiction course funded by an American foundation and conducted worldwide in 2010. Out of the 15 available slots, one was his out of hundreds of thousands of applicants (okay, perhaps a slight exaggeration, but it was advertised in the national dailies).

When not writing his third book or planning literary world domination, Mark enjoys spending time with his soon-to-be fiance, entertaining his daughters, playing on his Playstation (AnnA) and reading (obviously).

Website: www.markbenjaminbooks.com