Tom Becker, whose real name is Thomas Becker, is a British children's author. He became famous thanks to the Darkside series of books about a boy named Jonathan who discovered in London a hidden world ruled by the family of Jack the Ripper. Born on January 19, 1981, he grew up in the North West of England. Dreaming of becoming a writer, he wrote his first novel, Darkside, for which he won the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize, which honors works of children's literature. Since then, the author
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Tom Becker, whose real name is Thomas Becker, is a British children's author. He became famous thanks to the Darkside series of books about a boy named Jonathan who discovered in London a hidden world ruled by the family of Jack the Ripper.
Born on January 19, 1981, he grew up in the North West of England. Dreaming of becoming a writer, he wrote his first novel, Darkside, for which he won the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize, which honors works of children's literature. Since then, the author has continued to blur the boundaries of reality and fantasy in his adventures and horror stories. In addition to children’s prose, Becker tries himself in adult literature, publishing the novel The Cold Tap.