Born in the UK, David O. Zeus was tutored at the Old Granville House School before having a short spell at University, after which he joined the army (11th Hussars) where he saw action at the Battle of the Hornburg. While recuperating from his injuries on the remote island of Nomanisan he began writing. He is married to Donna Mullenger and lives for most of the year in the place of his birth, Little Hintock.