Elizabeth Horrocks is an author and winner of the BBC Mastermind

Mastermind (TV series)

Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness.Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the...

. Her fantasy trilogy comprises The Edge of Doom, The Dark Space and The New Found Land.

Horrocks attended Whitchurch Grammar School in Cardiff , a school also attended by fellow writer Andrew Davies

Andrew Davies (writer)

Andrew Wynford Davies is a British author and screenwriter. He was made a Fellow of BAFTA in 2002.-Education and early career:...

. She then graduated from Bristol University

University of Bristol

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 in 1967 after which she went on to have a teaching career. Schools at which she taught include The Grove School Market Drayton, Clayton Hall School in Newcastle Staffs, and Hyde Clarendon College in Hyde,Greater Manchester

In 1974, Horrocks contested and won the BBC Mastermind programme, hosted by Magnus Magnusson

Magnus Magnusson

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 with specialist subjects Shakespeare's plays

Shakespeare's plays

William Shakespeare's plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature. Traditionally, the 37 plays are divided into the genres of tragedy, history, and comedy; they have been translated into every major living language, in addition to being...

, Works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Works of Dorothy L. Sayers. Subsequently she took part in various Mastermind "Specials", most recently the “Champion of Champions” programme, in 2010 answering questions on "Arthurian Legend" which has been a lifelong subject for her.

Horrocks is the author of the Arthurian Trilogy featuring the works The Edge of Doom, The Dark Space and The New Found Land. She has a new take on the Arthurian legend with the introduction of time travel mixed with the rural and quiet settings of Alderley Edge in Cheshire.