Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell are the geniuses behind the phenomenally successful The Edge Chronicles, Muddle Earth, Far-Flung Adventures and The Wyrmeweald Trilogy.

They both have hugely successful careers separately, Paul as a writer of children's books and Chris as an illustrator and cartoonist for the New Statesman and the Observer.

They both live in Brighton, where they met picking up their children from school. Together they have sold over three million books worldwide.

Jane Porter is a winner of the London Book Fair Illustration Prize. She loves art sessions with children and works with The National Literacy Trust, English Heritage and other organisations. She lives in London and also finds time to be a conservation volunteer with the South East Rivers Trust: "I'm often to be found on the River Thames in a coracle, skiff or punt, looking out for passing bats, cormorants and wagtails."