Dan Jerris is the pen name of Eleanor Coombe. Eleanor Coombe is a prolific and successful writer and lives in Tasmania, Australia, and has written many children’s stories and adult novels. Eleanor, under the pen name of Dan Jerris (dangerous), wrote The Dragon Blood Pirate series of 18 books, which sells in worldwide and had been translated into many languages.The Faraway Fairy series were another series written by Eleanor and they made the Australian list of Books Alive, the top 50 books you can’t put down, sponsored and recommended by the Australian Government.Eleanor was awarded a Distinguished Alumni award from Canberra University for her work writing for children.