Noah was born in Oshawa, Ontario, and had never really forgiven it for that. Shortly after university he moved to Tokyo, Japan, where he taught English for three years and barely learned a word of Japanese. After that he moved to London, England to make it as a writer. Unfortunately in much the same way aspiring actors move to Hollywood and end up as busboys, the closest he came to literary success was working at several bookstores - each of which mysteriously closed down after his stay. In addition to writing novels, Noah had a long running comic strip called Fuzzy Knights, which centered about the adventures of stuffed toy animals playing Dungeons and Dragons, and the evil hamster trying to destroy them. Some have called this a cry for help. He now lives with his unbelievably patient and supportive wife, Gillian, in Vancouver.