Robert Twigger studied Philosophy at Oxford University and Martial Arts with the Tokyo Riot Police. He has won the Newdigate prize for poetry, the Somerset Maugham award for literature and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. He has caught the world's longest snake- documented in his Channel 4/National Geographic film Big Snake; was the first person to cross Western Canada in a birchbark canoe since 1793; has hunted for Lost Oases in the Sahara desert and bona fide Zombies in Haiti. He has written five books, made several documentary films and written and lectured extensively in Britain. He has a wife and two children and divides his time between the Middle East and Europe.

Adrian Turpin of The Independent called him “The Adventurer Philosophical” and his eclectic range of travel books to remote places focus on adventure, hardship and humour.

“Wholly Original. A tour de force.” Will Self

“Remarkable, enjoyable and difficult to categorise,” New Scientist

“A unique and dazzling talent,” Tony Parsons

“Deliriously Clever,” New York Times

“Riveting,” Washington Post

“A yarn that manages to be ripping, thoughtful and times very, very funny,” Maxim

“A book of unexpected brilliance... subtle, funny, stimulating and original,” Patrick French

“A frantic, very funny urban quest,” Simon Garfield

“A modern classic and the best martial arts book ever. It's cool.” Angharad Jackson

“Another terrific read.” Katherine Lacey, Oxford Times

“The most intriguing sports book ever to win the William Hill sports book of the year award.” Daily Mail

“Robert Twigger's books have won him acclaim as a writer of enormous energy and originality,” The Scotsman

“Poetry in motion,” Sue Townsend