Alan considers himself to be English, although he was born in Papua New Guinea of mixed Scots, English, Swedish and Finnish ancestry and is married to an Australian. Writing since the age of ten, h...view moreAlan considers himself to be English, although he was born in Papua New Guinea of mixed Scots, English, Swedish and Finnish ancestry and is married to an Australian. Writing since the age of ten, he has interspersed periods dedicated to writing with a variety of jobs in publishing, computing, the NHS and the space industry.view less