Mark Hale

Mark Hale is a Cardiff-based author whose debut novel explores ancient Egypt, myth, and buried secrets.

Mark has a background in psychology and has spent a lifetime fascinated by the stories humans live by - the myths, beliefs, and ancient narratives that shape how we interpret the world and our place in it.

His love of Egyptology began in the early 1970s, when a visit to the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum left a mark that never faded. The story behind his debut novel lived quietly in his imagination for decades, finally coming to the page one evening on the rooftop terrace of the Nile Sunrise Apartments in Luxor - overlooking the very banks of the river that inspired it.

Outside of writing, Mark is a private pilot, a medieval jousting enthusiast, and an avid 3D designer and maker.

He lives in Cardiff with his family, which includes four cats and a dog - the cats, utterly fascinated by the book (unsurprising given Egypt’s ancient reverence for their kind); the dog, however, remains largely unimpressed by both the book and the cats.