Tom Percival had an unconventional childhood in a remote and beautiful part of South Shropshire and these formative years are almost certainly what first got him interested in writing and drawing.

The first books that Tom ever loved were the Tim and the Hidden People series by Sheila McCullagh, which featured a magical cat called Tobias. It all seemed VERY real at night, in a draughty caravan, reading by gaslight in a howling gale.

After trying a few cities on for size, he decided that deep down he had always been a country boy and he now he lives on the edge of Rodborough common in Gloucestershire with his partner, their two children and a dog called Luna.

Tom has produced covers for the Skulduggery Pleasant series of books as well as a whole host of others and has written and illustrated quite literally A LOT of picture books!