Simon Webb, who lives on the outskirts of London, is the author of more than thirty westerns, published under both his own name and also a number of pseudonyms; for example Ed Roberts, Ethan Harker, Brent Larssen, Harriet Cade and Fenton Sadler. In addition to westerns, he has written many non-fiction books, chiefly on the subjects of social history and education. He is married, with two children.