Rebecca Blackhurst was born in Essex in 1972 but grew up in Bahrain and southern Spain. Possessing an incurable wanderlust, she travelled the globe for years before settling back in the UK to complete a degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences and PhD in Astrobiology. Growing up on a diet of science, science fiction and fantasy, Rebecca scribbled down stories and ideas for years, but only after moving to New Zealand, for a change of lifestyle, was she able to get her teeth into writing. The Wolves of Solomon, her first novel, was published in 2010. In 2013, Rebecca joined forces with well known New Zealand artist, Rachael Errington, and the children's book series "The Adventures of Count Grumpula," was born. The duo have, so far, produced 3 books in the series and have several more in the pipeline. Her novel, The Wolves of Solomon, is currently being made into an audiobook and she is also working on a third book, a prequel to the Wolves of Solomon.