Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. After the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds in 1964 he became a full-time writer, and has since written 30 novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books have been translated into twenty-six different languages Elliot Chapman trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where he received Carleton Hobbs training for radio, with a main focus on acting for stage and screen. His talents for voiceover and acting have seen him narrate a number of audiobooks. He has also voiced Doctor Who's companion, Ben Jackson, for audio series Doctor Who – The Early Adventures and The Companion Chronicles (Big Finish Productions).
'A master storyteller.' -- Sunday Times 'Smith is a master.' -- Publishers Weekly 'One of the world's most popular adventure writers.' -- Washington Post Book World 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.' -- The Times (UK) 'A thundering good read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith's books.' -- The Irish Times