Peter McLean was born near London, England, in 1972, the son of a bank manager and an English teacher. He went to school in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral, where he spent most of his time making up stories.
By the time he left school this was probably the thing he was best at, alongside the Taoist kung fu he had been studying since the age of 13. He grew up in the Norwich alternative scene, alternating dingy nightclubs with studying martial arts and practical magic.
He has since grown up a bit, if not a lot, and spent 25 years working in corporate IT. He is married to Diane and is still making up stories.
Blog Posts
YA, the Gateway Drug? for The Qwillery (May 17)
Fact Within Fiction: The Goetia for IHate00 Critics (February 17)
British Urban Fantasy for Over The Effing Rainbow (December 16)
Why We Shouldn’t Hunt the Trope to Extinction for Black Gate Magazine (March 16)
On Writing Modern Noir Fantasy for Black Gate Magazine (January 16)
The Appeal of the Anti-Hero for Sci-Fi Bulletin (October 16)
Interviews
Interview with 20th Century Geek (podcast) (July 17)
Interview with Thousand Scars (June 17)
Interview with Sean Grigsby (April 17)
Interview with The Qwillery (January 16)
Interview with SF Signal (January 16)
Interview with My Bookish Ways (January 16)
Interview with SFF World (January 16)
Interview with Rambles, Writing and Amusing Musings (December 16)
Interview with The Qwillery (December 16)
Talk Tuesday To Us with Angry Robot (October 16)
Interview with Fantasy Faction (December 15)
Interview with MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape (December 15)
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