Matt Thomas grew up in Port Talbot, South Wales. He worked for 15 years in the computer games industry and now runs a successful computer graphics business. He’s one of the top all-time sellers on 3D data stock-site Turbosquid.com.

He’s the author of two previous books, Before and After (1999) and Terror Firma (2001), both published by Harper Collins. His work has been compared to the likes of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. Anthracite is his first new fiction in 18 years. Just where that time went is anyone’s guess. He now lives in Berkshire with his wife and three sons, a cat and a dog. No sheep.