Brian Callison was born in Manchester in 1934. He entered the merchant navy as a midshipman with the Blue Funnel Line in 1950, later he studied at Dundee College of Art before entering commerce. Since the publication of his now classic A Flock of Ships in 1970, Brian Callison has received international acclaim for his authentic, action-packed tales of maritime adventure such as The Auriga Madness, The Sextant, The Bone Collectors, The Trojan Hearse and the Trappseries.