Edward Willett was born in Silver City, New Mexico, and moved to Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada from Texas as a child. He studied journalism at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, then returned to Weyburn to work as a reporter/photographer for the Weyburn Review, eventually becoming news editor. He then worked as communications officer for the Saskatchewan Science Centre in Regina for several years, quitting to become a full-time freelance writer in 1993.

Ed is the author of three previous young adult science fiction and fantasy novels: Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star, The Dark Unicorn and Soulworm, plus half-a-dozen non-fiction books for children and more than a dozen computer books for adults. He also writes short stories, plays, and a weekly science column for newspapers and radio, and works professionally as an actor and singer.

Ed lives in Regina with his wife, Margaret Anne, and their daughter, Alice. You can visit him online at www.edwardwillett.com.