Michael E Wills was born on the Isle of Wight, UK, and educated at Carisbrooke Grammar and St Peter’s College, Birmingham. After a long career in education, as a teacher, a teacher trainer and textbook writer, in retirement he took up writing historical novels. Most of his books are set in the Viking Age. The first, Finn’s Fate, was followed by a sequel novel, Three Kings – One Throne. In 2015, he started on a quartet of Viking stories for young readers. The series is called, Children of the Chieftain. The first book, Betrayed, was described by the Historical Novel Society reviewer as "An absolutely excellent novel which I could not put down” and long-listed for the Historical Novel Society 2016 Indie Prize. The second book in the quartet, Banished, was published in December 2015 followed in 2017 by the third book, Bounty. Bound For Home completed the series in 2019.
For many years, Michael has led children’s activities at various events and literary festivals, encouraging young people to write and read. The story of Sven and the Purse of Silver was developed during these occasions.
Today, Michael works part-time as Ombudsman for English UK, the national association of English language providers. Though a lot of his spare time is spent with grandchildren, he also has a wide range of interests including researching for future books, writing, playing the guitar, carpentry and electronics.
You can find out more about Michael E Wills and the books he has written by visiting his website:
www.michaelwills.eu 
