About the Author

Michael Butterworth is the author, editor and publisher of a plethora of short stories, poems and novels. In the late sixties, his regular contributions to "New Worlds" a literary magazine at the very forefront of the New Wave of British sci-fi talent earned him a cult following. In 1976, he went on to found the innovative, Manchester-based publishing house, Savoy Books. A fixture on the Madchester party scene, he knew New Order from the very beginning of their career. A trusted friend, he was welcomed into the intense fortnight-long studio sessions for "Power, Corruption and Lies" to document the band s progress throughout. For the next two decades, his notes remained unpublished until now. In 2006 he founded the Michael Butterworth imprint, an off-shoot of Savoy Books, and in 2009 launched the annual contemporary visual arts and writing journal, "Corridor8." His fiction and poetry has appeared in various "Emanations" anthologies. He is the author of three further books and six novelizations. He lives in Manchester, UK."