Stephen M. Giles
Stephen M. Giles is a children's book author, best known for the gothic[1] series “Silas and the Winterbottoms”[2]. As of 2010, he is 38 and lives in Sydney. He formerly worked as a film classifier and a market researcher.[2]
The rights to the “Silas and the Winterbottoms”series have sold to the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Germany and Italy. Stephen’s biography states that he lives in a shambolic apartment not far from the beach and spends most days wandering around his imagination – which is where he met the Winterbottoms.[3]
Silas and the Winterbottoms was described as a gothic tale of intrigue, adventure and humour, complete with evil relatives, orphans, crocodiles, secret schemes and great escapes. Young fans of series such as Lemony Snicket will enjoy this one, the first in a series.[4]
Books
- Silas and the Winterbottoms (2009) Published in Australia by Pan Macmillan; published in the USA as The Body Thief.
- The Vulture of Sommerset (2010) Published in Australia by Pan Macmillan
- The Death (and Further Adventures) of Silas Winterbottom: The Body Thief (2010) Published in the United States by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky.
References
- ^ http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/stephen-m-giles-finds-the-child-within/
- ^ a b "Turn the Page / Somerset Writing Festival author profile: Stephen M. Giles". Somerset College. 2010.
- ^ http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/display_author.asp?Author=Giles,%20Stephen%20M
- ^ http://www.aussiereviews.com/article2829.html