Stephen (aka Steve) Cole has established himself as a highly versatile commercial writer for all age groups; his Astrosaurs series has become a UK top-ten children’s bestseller and his YA thriller trilogy
Thieves Like Us has been published in a number of languages. Also an expert in TV and film tie-ins, he has provided novelisations, non-fiction titles and original fiction for properties such as
Shrek and
Doctor Who. His most recent project for RHCB – Z. Rex – was sold pre-publication to Dreamworks Animation for film. Stephen graduated with first class honours in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. He then spent four years editing and writing children’s magazines for the BBC, managing a team of twelve before working as an editor in various publishing roles. Stephen lives in Buckinghamshire, England, with his wife and two children.