GP TAYLOR is an international best selling author topping the New York Times list with his classic book Shadowmancer. His books for older children also include Wormwood, Tersias and The Curse of Salamander Street for Faber and Faber. In his life he has done many things from police officer to priest. He is currently a full time writer and runs creative writing workshops for adults and children. GP Taylor is married with three children and lives in the wilds of his beloved Yorkshire. GP Taylor has been recently described as the 'new' CS Lewis, and the London Times said his work was 'Hotter than Potter.'