Nigel Benetton was born in London in 1949 and went to school in West Yorkshire. After a brief banking career in London he took entrance exams for university and went on to complete a degree in English at the Bristol University of the West of England. After two years as a technical editor for British Aerospace he moved to South Africa to begin a career in financial journalism where he remained for over 35 years. Now semi-retired he lives with his wife in Falkirk, Scotland. He has five children.
Benetton is now able to focus on his true passion as a science fiction writer. Two of his novels are published: Red Moon Burning and The Wild Sands of Rotar.
He also enjoys reading a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction works, and takes an interest in astronomy, photography and gardening.
Benetton attends gym and is a member of Parkrun, which hosts five-kilometre timed runs on Saturdays. He previously belonged to a cycling club, the Pedal Power Association of South Africa, and participated in many of their timed road races over the years.
His web site is: www.enigmar.net
