Philip Womack is the author of many critically acclaimed novels for children, including The Double Axe, a reworking of the myth of the Minotaur for young readers, which revives the Greek myth for a new generation. Having harboured a life-long passion for Classics, Philip now teaches Latin and Greek, as well as writing about books for a variety of publications. He lives in London with his wife, the architect Tatiana von Preussen, their son, and their lurcher.