Victor Suthren is a Canadian writer and novelist with an interest in colonial and maritime history. He was born in Montreal and was educated at Bishop's University  and Concordia University. He joined the Civil Service and served as Director General of the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa before leaving to pursue writing. Among his works are two fiction series about Edward Mainwaring, an American colonial serving in the Royal Navy in the 18th century, and Paul Gallant, a French Canadian naval officer also serving in the 18th century. He was appointed an Honorary Captain in the Royal Canadian Navy and has been President of the international Captain Cook Society.

Richard Nigel Stembridge’s early ambition to become an engineer was altered when he became a finance company manager. He then worked in the motor trade, owned shops and is now a junior civil servant. He was born in Essex but has lived in Newcastle upon Tyne for over thirty years. He is married with two grown up daughters who live in London. Apart from writing, he is a keen motorcyclist and has been involved with Newcastle Cricket Club for many years, currently holding the office of Honorary Treasurer.

Andrew R. Welsh was born in North East England. He spent many happy hours in the company of his Grandfather as he regaled him with tales of his seafaring adventures from the 1930s onwards, becoming the master of several merchant vessels before becoming a Harbour Master on the River Tyne in the 1970s.

Andrew first worked full-time as a Scientific Officer in the histology and cytology laboratories before training as a science teacher at the University of Northumbria. His first science teaching post was in Camberley (Surrey), before commencing his overseas teaching positions in Manila (Philippines), Almuñécar (Spain), Cairo (Egypt) and Doha (Qatar). This was followed with time as an advisory teacher in Abu Dhabi (UAE). It was in Doha that the first novel took root and was constructed on a daily basis from Autumn 2005 to Summer 2006 while working as Head of Science. There, the author got married and since then he has worked in Mongolia, Kazakhstan & Kuwait.