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Nigel Robinson is an English author, known for such works as theFirst Contact series. Nigel was born inPreston, Lancashire[1] and attendedSt Thomas Moreschool.Robinson's first published book wasThe Tolkien Quiz Book in 1981, co-written with Linda Wilson. This was followed by a series of threeDoctor Who quiz books and acrossword book between 1981 and 1985. In the late 1980s he was the editor ofTarget Books' range ofDoctor Who tie-ins andnovelisations,[2] also contributing to the range as a writer.
He later wrote an originalDoctor Who novel,Timewyrm: Apocalypse,[3] for theNew Adventures series forVirgin Publishing, which had purchased Target in 1989 shortly after Robinson had left the company. He also wrote the New AdventureBirthright, published in 1993.[4]
In the 1990s, Robinson wrote novelisations of episodes ofThe Tomorrow People,[5]The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles andBaywatch and the filmFree Willy. Between 1994 and 1995, he wrote a series of children's horror novelsRemember Me...,All Shook Up,Dream Lover,Rave On,Bad Moon Rising,Symphony of Terror andDemon Brood. In 1996 he continued to write the Luke Cannon Show Jumping Mysteries series, containing four books, namely The Piebald Princess, The Chestnut Chase, The Black Mare of Devils Hill and the last in the series, Decision Day for the Dapple Grey. By 1997 he had also penned a trilogyscience fiction novelsFirst Contact,Second Nature andThird Degree.[6]
His most recent work was another quiz book, this time to tie in with the filmThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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