At school I wanted to be an artist, thinking I was going to be the next great English painter. I did a BA degree in Fine Art, in Coventry, but moved more into art theory, ideas, and writing. It was during my study for an MA in the History of Ideas, in Newcastle, that I discovered Robert Hooke's Diary. The research, and the ideas and characters that I came across stayed with me; after years of tinkering these turned into The Bloodless Boy, the first of Harry Hunt's adventures, and now The Clockwork Assassins. I'm represented by Sheil Land Associates literary agency. Many thanks are due to Gaia Banks there who spotted the original submission of The Bloodless Boy. I'm married and I have three splendid children, and live in the Brecon Beacons. Follow me on Twitter as @robjlloyd. On Facebook, I'm Robert J Lloyd.