About the author

Owen Trevor Smith

<p>I now live on the Kapiti Coast of the North Island of beautiful New Zealand but I have lived and worked in Australia, England, Germany and Switzerland.</p> <p><br /> I grew up in the small village of Paekakariki (try saying that if you&#39;re not a kiwi), only 10km from where I now live, graduated with degrees in Psychology and Education from Victoria University of Wellington, and work as a software engineer when I&#39;m not writing.</p> <p><br /> I share my home with two dogs (Harry and Jacko) and three guitars (not named). I&rsquo;ve travelled throughout the world for extensive periods of time and I&rsquo;ve sailed the Atlantic from England to Brazil in my 41-foot ketch &lsquo;Adastra&rsquo;.</p> <p><br /> I have written poems (that rhyme!), short fiction in diverse genres (westerns, science fiction, war, crime, adventure) and also children&rsquo;s stories and a play (which has been performed :-) ).</p> <p><br /> My first novel <em><strong><u>LINDISFARNE: Fury of the Northmen</u> </strong></em>was published in 2018.</p>