Michael John Grist is the author of the Last Mayor series and the Ruin War trilogy. He lives in London, UK.

For 11 years he lived in Tokyo exploring Japan’s modern ruins, called ‘haikyo’, gaining millions of hits on this website with his photographs and stories, which thriller bestseller Barry Eisler calls, “gorgeous, haunting, stunning.”

Now Michael enjoys working out in the gym, watching TV and movies, boardgaming, and of course writing science fiction and fantasy novels. He lives in London with his wife, and works as an academic English lecturer at university.