Michael Cobley

Novelist

Birthday October 10, 1959

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Leicester, England

Age 64 years old

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About

Known best for his Shadowkings trilogy and Humanity's Fire series, this British fantasy and science fiction writer also published a short story collection titled Iron Mosaic.

Before Fame

He graduated from the University of Strathclyde (in Glasgow, Scotland) with a degree in engineering. He published his first Shadowkings novel in 2001.

Trivia

When not writing, he worked as a disc jockey and involved himself in liberal political causes.

Family Life

Though born in Leicester, England, he spent the majority of his life in Glasgow, Scotland.

Associated With

His 2005 work, Shadowmasque, received a British Fantasy Society Award nomination; however, the honor ultimately went to Neil Gaiman's novel Anansi Boys.