James Burgess was born in the East of England.He moved to Newcastle in 2005 where he began to write different styles of fiction.He started writing The Wandering Man in early 2008.He still lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK with his wife and dog which he adopted from a rescue shelter.He studied English Journalism in Newcastle while writing The Wandering Man series.His favourite saying is Reality Bites.He considers his writing an escape from the reality he hates so much.