Born in Hartlepool in 1970. Alan grew up in Langley Park, Durham, England up until 2006, where he moved to Northern Ireland and married his wife, Monica in 2007 (he is still very much happily married). He loves reading fantasy, science fiction, action & adventure and thrillers. Favourite authors are Stephen King, James Herbert, Clive Cussler, Dean Koontz, Audrey Niffenegger and Neil Gaiman. He is a big Marvel Comics fan and enjoys watching movies. Favourite tv shows are Blake's 7, Babylon 5 and Star Trek. In April 2020 his love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to write his first book –Double Jeopardy, Book 1 in his mirror wars series, – which contains nods to some of his favourite authors, films and TV shows that have ignited my imagination over the years. He also used my "experiences" of being a twin to help me write about evil doppelgangers! Early in January 2024 he released his second book in his mirror wars series, Oracle's Vision. He also began work on writing the third book in his mirror wars series, The Custos Gambit.