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Born into a military / engineering
family, his lifelong dream was to join NASA and become a mission
specialist; to that end, he attended the Academy
of Aeronautics in New
York, as well as enlisting
in the Air National Guard. While working towards his goal, a sudden illness
brought a halt to these dreams.
After recovering, he came to grips with his new
reality; so he chose to put his hard-earned technical skills and imagination to
use as a graphic artist, writer/editor and game designer.
Current Projects:
A number of stories
based on the Alliance Archives (All'Arc) series and its related Martial Role-Playing Game (MRPG);
a manual-based, military science fiction that realistically portrays the
consequences of warfare. Scheduled for released in 2010 by Dark Quest Games.
Editing and illustrating the Defending the Future series: book I Breach the Hull was released in November of 2007; book II So It Begins was released in March 2009; book III By Other Means is scheduled for 2010; book IV Best Laid Plans is currently under negotiations.
Book reviewer for the military science fiction review site MilSciFi.com, under the name of William Kriegherren.
Bibliography:
Short Stories:
2005-No Longer Dreams, "Chimera (All'Arc)", Lite Circle, Inc.
2007-*Breach The Hull, "Wayward Child (All'Arc)", Marietta Publishing.
2009-*So It Begins, "Cling Peaches (All'Arc)", Dark Quest Books.
(2009)-(), "Beyond Imagine (All'Arc)", Scheduled
Articles:
(2009)-MilSciFi.com Issue 003, "Engineering Hyperspace"
Editor:
2007-*Breach The Hull
2009-*So It Begins
Cover Artist:
2007-*Breach The Hull
2009-*So It Begins
2009- Breach The Hull (Dark Quest Edition)
Illustrator:
2007-*Breach The Hull
2009-*So It Begins
Awards:
2008-Winner of the 2007 Dream Realm Awards,
Best Anthology, "Breach The Hull".
2008-Finalist in the 2007 Dream Realm Awards,
For Cover Art, "Breach The Hull".
2009-Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards,
Anthology, "So It Begins"
2009-Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards,
Short Fiction, "So It Begins"
Prepress:
2005-No Longer Dreams. Lite Circle Inc. Cover art, image and color correction.
2005-Blessed To Give. Digital photography and adaption of cover art.
2007-*Breach The Hull. Marietta Publishing, Cover design and layout.
2007-To Battle Beyond. Marietta Publishing, Digital photography for cover art.
2008-Tomorrow's Memories. Mundiania Press, Asst. spine layout.
2009-*So It Begins. Dark Quest Books, Cover design and layout.
2009-Skein Of Shadows. Dark Quest Books, Image addeptation and layout for
hardcover edition.
2009-Breach The Hull. Dark Quest Books addition.
Technical Advisor:
2007-*Breach The Hull, "In The Dying Light (All'Arc)", Danielle Ackley-McPhail.
2008-Barbarians at the Jump Gate, "Building Blocks", Danielle Ackley-McPhail
2008-Space Pirates, "Carbon Copy", Danielle Ackley-McPhail
2008-Trails of Indescretion, "Zinn Mencsh", Danielle Ackley-McPhail
2009-*So It Begins, "First Line", Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Interviews:
http://www.milscifi.com/files/inter-MMcP-BTH.htm
http://www.milscifi.com/files/inter-MMcP-SIB.htm
http://thescifigenrereview.blogspot.com/2008/07/five-questions-withmike-mcphail.html
http://www.thefutureandyou.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363719#
Note: "All'Arc" stands for the "Alliance Archives" series.
Note: "*" indicates Award Winning.
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