Born in London, Conn Iggulden read English at London University and worked as a teacher for seven years before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of the number one bestselling Emperor series; the book of 2007, The Dangerous Book for Boys and now the number one bestselling Wolf of the Plains (published in the USA in May 2007 as Ghengis, the first in the Conqueror series. Conn Iggulden lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and their children.

Author biography courtesy of HarperCollins.