Rob Lloyd Jones never wanted to be a writer when he grew up he wanted to be Indiana Jones. So he studied Egyptology and archaeology, and went on expeditions to strange places.

But all he found were interesting stories, so he decided to write them down.

Jake Atlas and the Tomb of the Emerald Snake is his third novel for Walker, although he's written about thirty other books for children, including historical non-fiction and adaptations of such classics as Jekyll and Hyde.

Rob lives in East Sussex with his wife and two young sons.

Adam Allsuch Boardmanis an illustrator based in Leeds, UK who constructs imagery to inform and amuse in a clear and concise manner. His work contains limited palettes, clean geometric shapes and exacting lines and has featured in museum exhibit displays around the UK, such as the Science and Media Museum.

Adam has authored and illustrated two non-fiction titles; An Illustrated History of Filmmaking and An Illustrated History of UFOs, the former now translated in over 6 languages.