<link href="../Styles/9780062236753.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <meta content="urn:uuid:10419233-d14b-48d6-bd12-e625fc22c3e8" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body> <p class="HT"><a href="../Text/9780062236753_TOC.xhtml#toc-fm009"><span class="blue">ABOUT THE AUTHORS</span></a></p> <p class="ATAT"><span class="ATN">GAVIN MENZIES</span> is the bestselling author of <span class="ital">1421: The Year China Discovered America, 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance</span>, and <span class="ital">The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History’s Greatest Mystery Revealed</span>. His ideas have been profiled in the <span class="ital">New York Times Magazine</span> and the <span class="ital">Wall Street Journal</span>, and he has lectured at the Library of Congress, Royal Geographical Society, National Maritime Museum, and other prestigious venues. He served in the Royal Navy between 1953 and 1970. His knowledge of seafaring and navigation sparked his interest in the epic voyages of Chinese Admiral Zheng He. Menzies lives in London.</p> <p class="ATATC">www.gavinmenzies.net</p> <p class="ATAT"><span class="ATN">IAN HUDSON</span> was educated at Eton College and the University of Bristol. He started working with Gavin Menzies in 2002 and has been involved with all of his book projects since the publication of <span class="ital">1421.</span> Ian established the website www.gavinmenzies.net and has managed the research team in London since then. He divides his time between London and his farm in Melchbourne, Bedfordshire.</p> <p class="ATAT1">Visit <a href="http://www.AuthorTracker.com"><span class="blue">www.AuthorTracker.com</span></a> for exclusive information on your favorite HarperCollins authors.</p> </body> </html>