Dr. Bob Curran is a native of Northern Ireland, born and
raised in the Mourne Mountains area of County Down, a region
steeped in folklore and legend. Throughout a varied life, he has
worked in many fields--as a gravedigger, professional musician,
journalist, and civil servant. He is now a history teacher and well
known throughout Ireland and beyond as a writer and broadcaster. He
has written extensively, in English and several other languages, on
various aspects of history and folklore and acted as advisor to the
Cultural Committee of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly. He
currently lives in Coleraine, County Derry, with his wife and
family.
Ian Daniels works professionally as a painter and
illustrator. His work includes themes of earth & spirit, nature,
dreaming, memory, ghosts, and ancient mythology. His previous
illustration projects range from children's fairytales to fantasy
fiction & gothic romance including book covers for Edgar Allen Poe,
Marion Zimmer Bradley, Orson Scott Card, and Poul Anderson. He has
also illustrated two collections of fairytales, Classic Celtic
Fairytales and Tales of the Celtic Otherworld which feature many of
his visionary paintings. Ian lives in Kent, England.
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