Christopher Priest (born July 14, 1943 in Cheadle, Greater Manchester) was an English novelist and science fiction writer. His works include Fugue for a Darkening Island, Inverted World, The Affirmation, The Glamour, The Prestige and The Separation. Priest has been strongly influenced by the science fiction of H. G. Wells and in 2006 was appointed to the position of Vice-President of the international H. G. Wells Society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Priest(novelist), licensed under CC