Winner of the Blue Peter 'Book I Couldn't Put Down' Award with SHADOW OF THE MINOTAUR. Twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal with SHADOW OF THE MINOTAUR and with THE EDGE. Shortlisted for the 2003 Booktrust Teenage Award with THE EDGE and CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE and the 2004 Booktrust Teenage Award with THE DARK BENEATH. Hugely popular author with extensive fanbase. Widely and frequently reviewed by all major publications. 'Gibbons' attention to detail and ability to get to the core of teenage concerns is nothing short of brilliant.' Joanne Owen 'Touching, real and powerfully memorable...the effect is electric ' Lindsey Fraser on The Edge. Sold in 13 languages around the world. Extensive backlist remains in print with UK sales of over 541,000 copies. Bound proofs available.

'gripping stuff' -- Jennifer Taylor THE BOOKSELLER 'definitely joins my shortlist of books that I couldn't put down... it is a story that fills your thoughts even when you are not actually reading it... full of excitement and suspense from beginning to end.' -- Gill King WRITE AWAY! 'the prose style is fluid and the setting - a proto-India filled with Egyptian-style sun worshippers - is exotically drawn' -- Jayne Nelson SFX 'the concept is epic in scale' -- Mary Hoffman TES 'An intelligent and thougth-provoking book for teens, Rise of the Blood Moon uses a fantasy backdrop to tackle real-life contemporary issues relevant to young people.' LIVERPOOL ECHO 'the narrative is fast-paced, with short punchy sentences and incisive dialogue. Gibbons skilfully switches back and forth between different plot lines without confusion, helping to create a thrilling page-turner that will keep its readers on the edge of their seats.' -- Susan Goodsall BOOKS FOR KEEPS 'Alan Gibbons has not avoided the big issues of racism and fundamentalism but has tackled them in a different way... the excitement and feat of the battles and the exhilaration as one is swept along in what feels liek ancient history make this an epic read for KS3/4. -- Tricia Adams THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN 'very descriptive... the characters are so well described that you can almost see them in real life.' -- Jason Chu, Liberton High TEEN TITLES 'a story that will keep you turning the pages, even if fantasy novels are not at the top of your list of favourite books to read.' -- John Millen SOUTH CHINA YOUNG POST

Alan Gibbons is a full time writer and a visiting speaker and lecturer at schools, colleges and literary events nationwide, including the major Book Festivals: Edinburgh, Northern Children's Book Festival, Swansea, Cheltenham, Sheffield and Salford. Alan is also a key contributor at the QCA/National Literary Strategy 'Writing Together' conferences. He lives in Liverpool with his wife and four children.