Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, JOHN WILSON grew up on the Isle of Skye and outside Glasgow without the slightest idea that he would ever write books. John is addicted to history and firmly believes that the past must have been just as exciting, confusing and complex to those who lived through it as our world is to us. Every one of his twenty-five novels and nine nonfiction books for kids, teens and adults deals with the past. John lives in Lantzville, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.johnwilsonauthor.com.