The Book Plank

Author interview with Ari Marmell Author bio: Ari Marmell was born in New York, moved to Houston when he was a year old, moved to Austin when he was 27, but has spent most of his life living in other worlds through a combination of writing and roleplaying games. He has been writing more or less constantly for the last dozen years, though he has only been paid for it the past five. He is the author of multiple roleplaying game supplements including work on Dungeons & Dragons. Ari lives in Austin with his wife, George, and two cats. ---------------------------------------  Hi Ari welcome over at The Book Plank and for taking your time to answer these few questions for us! BP: First off could you give us a short introduction as to who Ari Marmell is? What are your hobbies, likes and dislikes? AM: Well, I’ve been a sci-fi/fantasy fan for as long as I can remember. I’m a die-hard gamer—not computer games; I have no problem with them, I’m just not terrib...

Hallow Point by Ari Marmell, Mick Oberon #2 The Spear of Lugh, one of the four Kingly Hallows of Ireland is in Chicago. And everyone,  everyone  wants it, for it is said that he who carries the spear into battle cannot be defeated. Among those who seek it are an agent of the infamous Wild Hunt; a mobster who knows far more about these things than he should; and of course both the Seelie and Unseelie Courts – the  last  people PI Mick Oberon would want getting hold of the spear... Last year Titan books unexpectedly published the first book, Hot Lead, Cold Iron  in Ari Marmell's latest series, Mick Oberon. Before this I read Ari Marmell's Widdershins adventures. A young adult sword and sorcery and thiefing series. Which compared to this Mick Oberon series is quite something different. If you read my review of Hot Lead, Cold Iron , you know I liked the book and when I was offered to read Hallow Point. How could I say no? Hallow Poi...