Conor Kostick lives in Dublin where he teaches medieval history at Trinity College. He is the author of many historical, political, and cultural works.

Epic, his first novel and was awarded a place on the International Board on Books for Young People Honours list for 2006 and on Booklist's top 10 SF/Fantasy books for 2007. The sequel to Epic is Saga, first published in Ireland late in 2006. The Book of Curses, a book for younger readers, was published in 2007 and his new book Move was published in Dublin in 2008.

In 2009, Conor was presented with a Special Merit Award by the Reading Association of Ireland for his work in young adult fiction. Conor was placed on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012.