Scarlett Thomas was born in London in 1972. Her previous novels include Bright Young Things, Going Out, PopCo and The End of Mr. Y, which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007. She teaches at the University of Kent and has recently published two chidren's novels, Dragon's Green and The Chosen Ones, part of a trilogy that will conclude with Galloglass in 2019.