Born in the United Kingdom and moving to Australia as a child, Neil dabbled with creative writing and contemporary poetry for many years. Publishing Reflections, book one of The Erebus Equilibrium series, in November 2000, was the realization of a life-long dream. Neil has since published The Anvil Amulet and Wraith Tide, books two and three of the Erebus series, Tale Spin, a collection of short fiction, and various other short stories. In 2005, Neil published Bortag's Curse, a companion novel to the original trilogy. Beloved Sons, the long-awaited conclusion to the Erebus series, was released in 2013. Neil is a member of the Australasian Horror Writers Association, founder of Equilibrium Books (now closed), and was the editor of FlashSpec Anthology (2006-2007). He has also contributed stories, articles and reviews to numerous web sites and e-zines.