Gabrielle Shewhorak was born in the North East of England. Before turning full time writer, Gabrielle was a videogame developer and lecturer. Gabrielle also writes middle grade, including Knights and Bikes, and the Alfie Bloom series, under the name Gabrielle Kent.

Satish Shewhorak was born in the North West and spent his summers in sunny Mauritius, the tropical paradise where his parents were born. Satish ran an animation studio before earning his doctorate in motion capture and becoming a games animation lecturer.