Biography 

Born in Stranraer, Scotland on the 7th of December 1959, William John King is the eldest of five siblings. He attended Dalrymple Primary school and then Stranraer Academy where he excelled in academic studies, swimming and chess.

Probably the only person I know who has ever attained both Higher Latin and Greek (there's a story behind that but we shall leave that for another day), he went off to Edinburgh University in 1977 to study English.  Alas, once there, he soon discovered those age-old student distractions of beer, wild parties, wilder women and probably worst of all, D&D! So ended a glittering educational career and began a 25 year obsession with gaming, which fortunately for him, was to stand him in good stead for his eventual profession..... 

It took him a while to find out what this profession was though. Over the years, he has had a wide variety of jobs - from labourer to civil servant  and he even did a stint in a chocolate factory. Eventually, however, his love of  both writing and gaming found the ideal outlet. Bill went to work for Games Workshop back in 1989 (click here to see how it all started!) and has been working for them off and on ever since.  Somewhere in the past twelve years, he has also found the time to produce an awarding winning game, script a few comics and start his own company but is currently concentrating solely on his writing. 

This is probably just aswell. Having developed the travel bug back in the late 80's, his current occupation is ideal, allowing him to take his work where-ever he goes and that has included many places! His itchy feet have taken him throughout Europe and Asia and he has enjoyed brief sabbaticals in both Australia and the States. He eventually settled in Prague, using it as a base for his travels and this is where he met and married his lovely wife, Radka in September 2005.

Bill and family relocated to Scotland in 2006 and are currently enjoying the city life in Glasgow. At least until his feet start to get itchy again....

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