Robin Jarvis was born in Liverpool, England on May 8, 1963. He studied graphic design at Newcastle Polytechnic. After college, he worked in the television and advertising industries as a model-maker. He started writing in 1988. He writes numerous series including The Deptford Mice, Deptford Histories, Whitby, Tales from the Wyrd Museum, Hagwood, Intrigues of the Reflected Realm, Mouselets of Deptford, and Dancing Jax.
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