Equinox
Michael White's a remarkable man - ex pop star (he was a member of The Thompson Twins in the 80's), science lecturer, bestselling popular science writer and now novelist. He's still only in his early 40's. He lives in Australia and has 4 small children.  He is a bestselling non-fiction author of many books published in dozens of languages - STEPHEN HAWKING: a Life in Science; ASIMOV: The Unauthorised Life; ISAAC NEWTON: The Last Sorcerer; LEONARDO: The First Scientist; THE POPE AND THE HERETIC; TOLKEIN: A Biography; MACHIAVELLI: A Man Misunderstood; FRUITS OF WAR; C S LEWIS: The Boy who Chronicled Narnia. GALLILEO: Antichrist is still be to published by Weidenfeld.