After graduating from the University of Melbourne with a Creative Writing degree, Alex Dyson became a co-host of the national triple j breakfast show when he was just twenty-one years old. In his seven years there he woke up with approximately one million listeners every morning, and has interviewed everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Julia Gillard, as well as almost every up-and-coming musician the country has to offer. Since leaving radio, he has DJ-ed at clubs and music festivals around Australia, hosted MTV Unplugged, opened a bar, run for parliament, and has now dusted off his writing degree to become an author of books for children.
'A hilarious and heartfelt journey into an eerily familiar future, full of unexpected twists, turns and emotional gut punches. Xavier is a delightfully naive hero who manages to find the light when his world is literally on fire. With this impressive second novel, Dyson has created a story that's as important as it is joyous!' – Matt Okine, author of Being Black n Chicken, and Chips