Jacob Prytherch was born in 1980, leaving the splendour of Derbyshire for the Midlands at the age of five. He started writing when he was seven due to a love of Tolkien and has been writing ever since, studying English at university and thoroughly enjoying every moment. The Binary Man is his first novel. He lives in Birmingham with his wife and two daughters. His second novel Heal The Sick, Raise The Dead will be released in autumn 2012.