Astrid Nicholls

Astrid Nicholls grew up in the French countryside, north of Paris, in a rural village near Gisors. Her love of books developed at a very young age, and she managed to read most of the French great classics by the age of 12. An introvert as a child, Astrid spent most of her time alone listening to music, drawing, practicing her dance moves, or writing down her thoughts in her diaries.

Astrid was introduced to science-fiction when she stumbled on a French copy of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight as she was looking for something new to read in her school library. Science-fiction and fantasy very quickly became her favourite genres, and remain so to this day. Some of her favourites still are sci-fi drama The X-Files, anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and Sailor Moon, and Anne McCaffrey's world of Pern.

Astrid, her partner and their three children now live on the Isle of Wight, in England. She still enjoys reading and writing fanfiction as a hobby of sorts, although she writes more of her original fiction these days.