Tobias Roote is an Amazon best-selling author with two top selling books in 2014. Over 90% of Tobias' books are sold in the USA, while he has acquired fans from all over the world as his reputation continues to develop internationally. The Pattern Ship sold over 18,000 copies in 2014 with its sequel, POD selling over 8,000 copies in the same period. Both books continue to sell well a year further on. Nubl Wars, the climax of The Pattern Universe is due out in 2015 bringing this best-selling saga to an exciting conclusion. RIGA,AI, his first published book of 2015, sold a 100 copies on its first day of launch and continues to do well. Tobias, the only son of a soldier, has run his own companies most of his working life. Most recently a small chain of independent computer stores in the south of England.  However, Tobias stepped away from running businesses in 2010, and now enjoys semi-retirement with the quality of life that fiction writing and living in the sun provides him. Married for 39 years, with two grown sons, Tobias is an experienced traveller and continues to take the opportunity to appreciate new countries, as and when, his writing permits.