Chris Morphew was born in Sydney. He spent his early childhood drawing comic books and writing stories about dinosaurs and time machines. During high school, Chris read a lot of YA science fiction, and his collection of all fifty-four Animorphs books still has pride of place on his bookshelf.

After school Chris did a short stint as a primary school teacher - definitely the second-best job in the world - and then started writing for kids and young adults.

Chris still lives in Sydney and divides his time between writing and casual teaching. He remains a sci-fi junkie to the day, and believes there is no movie so great that it couldn't be improved without the addition of a spaceship.