Taff Lovesey was born in 1959 and raised in and around the valleys of South Wales. Following a successful Royal Air Force career, Lovesey moved into the computer industry where he has worked in a variety of positions from engineering through to management. Following a period of four years living in Oregon, USA during the late 90s, Lovesey returned to the UK and now resides in Lincolnshire, England with his wife and two children in the small but beautiful village of Witham-on-the-Hill. A fan of all things fantasy and ‘sword and sorcery’ and inspired by writers such as, Garth Nix, Stephen Donaldson, Tolkien, Phillip Pullman and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lovesey published his debut novel, The Spider Gem at the end of 2005. Weaving together traditional fantasy elements with new thoughts and ideas, Lovesey succeeds in creating a writing style that provides for an entertaining and pleasurable read.

The Spider Gem - Number 1 Fiction Novel in Independent Authors UK Chart (for three months)