<p>Born in Yorkshire, Jill Dobson grew up in country Australia and now lives in Glasgow, after stints in Melbourne, London, Moscow, Edinburgh and Tokyo. <em>The Inheritors</em>, her first novel, was written during her last years of school. It was originally published by the University of Queensland Press in 1988, followed by <em>Time To Go</em> (1991) and <em>A Journey to Distant Mountains </em>(2001). A new edition of The Inheritors, rewritten for the twenty-first century and released in January 2024, is her first venture into indie publishing.</p><p>As well as speculative fiction, Jill writes contemporary, historical and fantasy fiction.</p><p></p>
