Robert Holdstock
From Elite Wiki
Robert Paul Holdstock (2 August 1948 – 29 November 2009) was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celtic, Nordic, Gothic and Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction.
One of his stories was The Dark Wheel, which was bundled with Elite on release in 1984.
For more information, see his entry on Wikipedia, here