Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell are the creators of the hugely successful Edge Chronicles, which have sold over two million copies and have been translated into over thirty languages worldwide. Their other collaborations include the Barnaby Grimes series and the Far Flung Adventures, the first of which, Fergus Crane, won the 2004 Gold Smarties Prize.
Paul Stewart is the author of a number of previous titles for children including The Midnight Hand and The Wakening (a Federation of Children's Book Groups Pick of the Year) for the Yearling list.
Chris Riddell is an accomplished graphic artist who has illustrated many acclaimed books for children. Winner of many prestigious awards including the UNESCO Prize (for Something Else), the Kate Greenaway Medal (in 2001 and 2004 for Pirate Diary and Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’) and the Gold Nestlé Prize for Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, he is also the political cartoonist for the Observer.

Alex Jennings is one of Britain's leading actors. He has won three Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards, the London Evening Standard Theatre Award and the London Critics Circle Theatre Award for his performance as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. His feature films include: The Wings of the Dove, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.