Author: Simon Ian Childer
Alternate names: Leroy Kettle; Harry Adam Knight; Roy Kettle
Born: February 25, 1949
Bio: Simon Ian Childer is a joint pseudonym of Leroy Kettle & John Brosnan.

Leroy Richard Arthur "Roy" Kettle OBE (born 1949) is a retired United Kingdom civil servant. Science fiction fans know Kettle as a prolific co-author with John Brosnan, publishing under the names Harry Adam Knight and Simon Ian Childer.
Source: Wikipedia