David Burrows was raised in Lancashire and educated at Arnold School, Blackpool. He went to Liverpool University where he obtained his degree and PhD before moving to Edinburgh, where he spent many a happy weekend on a mountain top, freezing in ice and snow! He has now moved south, to a much gentler climate in Kent where he has taken up the sword, shield and spear of an Anglo-Saxon re-enactor, in Regia Anglorum. Writing is his main hobby and he has written a fantasy trilogy The Prophecy of the Kings, which comprises Legacy of the Eldric, Dragon Rider and Shadow of the Demon - sample chapters and reviews can be found on my website at http://prophecyofthekings.com/. He is currently working on the prequel to the trilogy, Drachar's Demons and a children's bed time story book, Grump the Giant.
David's interest in fantasy started with The Lord of the Rings. Motivated by the epic tale he put pen to paper, determined to create a story with bold characters and an intriguing plot. The book's initial scene was a betrayal set deep in the heart of a mountain. Encouraged by friends, he started writing The Prophecy of the Kings in the months during his wife's pregnancy with the first of two sons. As with most aspiring authors, writing was part time, with the plot progressing in the evenings and holidays. At times the tale seemed to naturally take the characters into extreme peril, and for months David was left wondering as to their fate. Refusing to rewrite the tale to rescue them he patiently waited before inspiration struck and the story continued at a fast pace to the next cliff-hanger. Suffice to say his sons have now grown and, as the quill dries, are of an age to read and appreciate this work. As to the characters in the tale, they too have grown older and wiser; as to whether they survived the tale, only reading the novel will tell.
