David M. Barnett
David Barnett is an author and journalist based in West Yorkshire. After a career working for regional newspapers he embarked upon a freelance career writing features for most of the UK national press. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed Gideon Smith series of Victorian fantasies published by Tor Books and the writer of the Punks Not Dead comic series from Black Crown/IDW. David was born in Wigan Lancashire in 1970 and is married to Claire also a journalist. They have two children Charlie and Alice.