Adrian d’Hagé was born in Sydney and educated at the Royal Military College Duntroon. He graduated into the Intelligence Corps, and was awarded the Military Cross for his service in Vietnam as a platoon commander. His service in the Australian Army included command of an infantry battalion and Director of Joint Operations for Defence. In 1990 he was promoted to Brigadier as Head of Defence Public Relations. In 1994 Adrian was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to communications. His last appointment was Head of Defence Planning for security of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, including defence against chemical, biological and nuclear threats. In October 2000 Adrian left the Army to pursue a writing career. He holds an honours degree in Theology, is currently a research scholar at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (Middle East and Central Asia) at the Australian National University, and is also completing a further degree in Wine Science. He is the author of two action-adventure novels published by Penguin Books Australia, including The Beijing Conspiracy and the best-selling The Omega Scroll.