Alex Williams was introduced to adventure at the grand age of two months when his delightfully mad family decided to move from stately London to the wilds of Cornwall.

The epic journey was perilous and exciting featuring as it did an old Jaguar car battling through a snowstorm across Dartmoor. Alex took it all in his stride from his cot on the backseat surrounded by an array of loose pets and luggage.

When he wasn't daydreaming or dune jumping, Alex had to spend much of his childhood years at school. But when he grew up they let him leave and then, rather than working for a living, he pursued his love of movies, art and writing.

Making short fantasy films at art college and winning the 'film most suitable for theatrical release' award at the 1991 Fuji Scholarship Awards paved the way to writing scripts for TV which led, in 2003, to a children's best writer BAFTA for the acclaimed TV series 'Sir Gadbout: The Worst Knight in the Land'

Lately, Alex has taken to musing and pondering and staring thoughtfully into space in his new role of author, penning wondrous books set in worlds much like our own but with curious creatures, gleaming machines, unlikely heroes and chilling twists and turns.

Alex's love of movies endures so it's no surprise to find him tap-dancing on his keyboard as the magicians of the silver screen gather to embrace his books and plan how to make them real...