Tom Bullough was born in 1975 and is the author of two previous novels. He lives in Breconshire, in mid-Wales, with his wife and young son.
Konstantin is that rare creature, the practical dreamer, a hero at the dawn of modernity. Beautifully written ... a real achievement -- Andrew Miller, author of 'Pure' Mesmerizing intensity ...daring ... Konstantin fascinatingly brings us an imagined portrait of a boy turning into a man that refuses to give us any simple solutions TLS Enchanting, wonderfully eloquent. A very alluring read Time Out A charming novel, sensitively told Prospect A magnificent piece of writing ... punctuated with moments of beauty and of fascination Polari Magazine Bullough succeeds in translating the science of lunar travel into concrete, apposite and lyrical imagery...Here is a writer with a sculptor's sensibility New Welsh Review A convincing account, lyrical yet exact, of the making of a scientist. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky may not be a household name, but the author has set him squarely before us as a living, thinking, ingenious human being -- John Banville Wonderful. Historical fiction that wears history lightly Observer Well-written ... moving and expressive The Times