Amanda Brend works as a Project Officer for Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology and is studying for a PhD at Glasgow University.
Nick Card has been a lecturer at several universities in the UK and USA. He currently teaches for the University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI). Since the inscription of Orkney's World Heritage Site (WHS), the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, he has directed a series of excavations including at the Ness of Brodgar.
James Moore is a professional writer who specializes in bringing to life forgotten aspects of history. His work has appeared in titles such as The Daily Express, Sunday Telegraph and The Daily Mirror and he is also the author and co-author of seven other books including Murder at the Inn: A History of Crime in Britain’s Pubs and Hotels, Pigeon-Guided Missiles: And 49 Other Ideas that Never Took Off; Ye Olde Good Inn Guide and History’s Narrowest Escapes. All have achieved widespread coverage in national and local media.