Michael Clark lives with his wife, children, and large dog near Philadelphia, Pa in a large house with far too many books and not enough bookshelves. After running several comic book and game stores for 35 years, he dusted off his degrees in Mathematics and Statistics when he started writing Litrpg.
The first story he wrote, Butcher of Gadobhra, is over a million words and 500 chapters on Royal Road with no end in sight, just like his long-running Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. Aethon Books has published the first volume of Butcher of Gadobhra and three volumes in the companion series, Tunnel Rat. Each can be read separately, but they exist in the same world.
Tunnel Rat was inspired by a lovely drawing I saw on Deviantart by Memymine. She graciously let me use the drawing of a cool ratman festooned with skulls for the story. It was intended to be for one writathon, but took on a life of its own with over 400 chapters on Royal Road.
The Walrus King is a character from a long-running story I told to my twin girls, starting when they were three years old. Somewhere along the way, they encountered a Lazy Dragon, became the twin Bunny princesses of the city of Bunnopia, and journeyed to the far north to enlist the aid of the Walrus King and his legions of Walrus Knights. Walruses have always been a big part of the family, with several stuffed ones guarding the bookcase. The first was Theo, whom Michael won at bop-a-mole while dating his wife-to-be, Judy. Theo is a little tattered from his adventures with four children, but still runs into the fray when called upon. He'll be needed as the grandchildren arrive.
Both Butcher of Gadobhra and Tunnel Rat have over 6 books of material written on Royal Road and Patreon. The volumes will be coming out periodically through Aethon Books for KU, Kindle, and Audible. Rumors of a new book, Storm Surge, are unconfirmed at this time.
