Ray Anthony

RAY ANTHONY was born in Kingston Jamaica in 1958 and lived with his grandparents until 1968, when he came to Britain to join his parents. Educated in south London, when he had the choice, he studied only maths and science - he found the arts crushingly boring. His first employment was in retail management, then he joined the Royal Air Force. After leaving the Royal Air Force he changed career to media sales management. It was during this time that he discovered he had a hidden creative bent. "Less of my time was being spent on selling or managing, and more on shuffling pieces of paper. Writing strategic reports did my brain in, so I started 'jazzing them up'. The bosses were not amused. If I wanted to keep my job and my sanity, I had to find some release." In 1987 he started writing his first novel.

His published works are: Science Fiction novels Empress, Pilot, The Unknowable Enemy Trilogy (Interdictor, Armour & Captain). Contemporary Fiction novels Interface and All Woman. Non-fiction - Thinking Man's Guide Pregnancy, Childbirth & Fatherhood - A tongue-in-cheek look at the pregnancy & childbirth phenomenon from a male perspective (all the things an expectant father needs to know but is too afraid to ask!)

When he isn't writing he coaches youth rugby and when he isn't doing that you'll probably find him scuba diving.