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Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times bestselling writer and World Fantasy Award winner. He was born in the Caribbean, grew up in Grenada, and has lived in the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. He is the author of the popular Xenowealth series (Crystal Rain), along with other standalone novels and almost one hundred stories. His works have been translated into twenty different languages. Buckell has also been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards, and the Astounding Award for Best New Science Fiction Author. His latest novel is A Stranger in the Citadel. Buckell lives in Bluffton, Ohio. Dave Klecha was born in Detroit, and studied Russian and history in college. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. In addition to writing, Dave engages in a number of other creative pursuits, including acting, set-building, scriptwriting, and extreme amateur landscaping. His fiction has appeared in the Subterranean Press Magazine, Clarkesworld, and various anthologies. Klecha lives in Rochester, Michigan.
"""Tobias S. Buckell and Dave Klecha have crafted a portal fantasy that gleefully asks, 'What if we sent in the Marines?' Equal parts grounded and tongue-in-cheek, this swiftly moving military adventure will fit in perfectly before your next D&D campaign."" --Samantha Mills, author ofThe Wings Upon Her Back ""What would your Dungeons and Dragons campaign look like if the DM let you choose a squad of U.S. Marines for your characters? Most DMs know better, but Klecha and Buckell have shown us how that adventure might go. Spoiler alert: It will be fun, action-packed, occasionally gritty, and full of jokes for geeks and Marines alike."" --Jim C. Hines, author ofTerminal Alliance ""A story stitched from the greatest late-night dorm room debates. Who would win: Black Hawks versus dragons? Marines versus trolls? All the magic of Tolkien arrayed against the 21st-century American war machine?"" --Brian Staveley, author of The Empire's Ruin ""The Runes of Engagement is a fun read. Picture Call of Duty meets World of Warcraft with just a touch of comparative mythology for seasoning."" --Michael Mammay, author of the Planetside series ""As a lifelong fan of both nerdy pursuits and action movies, The Runes of Engagement is exactly what I didn't know I needed! The Marines are a fun mix of jarhead and scholar (sometimes both in one), and the various characters they encounter--an artsy troll, a mysterious ranger, a suspiciously helpful child who attracts danger--are absolutely the kind of characters I hope to encounter every time I play D&D!"" --Rachel Copeland, Boswell Book Company"
