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    The Cthulhu Cult: A Novel of Lovecraftian Obsession
    by Rick Dakan
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    Geek Mafia (PM Fiction)
    by Rick Dakan
  • Geek Mafia: Mile Zero (PM Fiction)
    Geek Mafia: Mile Zero (PM Fiction)
    by Rick Dakan
  • Geek Mafia: Black Hat Blues (PM Fiction)
    Geek Mafia: Black Hat Blues (PM Fiction)
    by Rick Dakan
  • After Lovecraft: The Horror at Red Hook (Call of Cthulhu, OWC4005)
    After Lovecraft: The Horror at Red Hook (Call of Cthulhu, OWC4005)
    by Super Genius Games

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    Rick Dakan lives, writes, and thinks in Sarasota, Florida, his home and native town. Born in 1972, he grew up in Florida before going on to attend college at American University in Washington DC (where he earned a BA in History) and then Ohio State University (where he didn't earn an MA in History). It was in those bleak, cold, Ohio years of the mid-90's that he started writing for a living, and he hasn't stopped since. Over the next few years he scratched out a rewarding if poor living writing role-playing game books for numerous product lines, including: Wraith: The Oblivion, Kult, Conspiracy X, Deadlands, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Dungeons & Dragons.
    In 2000 he came up with an idea for an online computer game which eventually became the hit 2004 release City of Heroes. Teaming up with long-time friend Michael Lewis and a bevy of talented folks, he moved out to San Jose, California and helped found Cryptic Studios. Three years later his partners fired him, but that didn't stop him from continuing to work on the game and writing and publishing a twelve issue comic book series based on the game. He wrote his first novel, Geek Mafia, was published in 2006, followed by the sequels Geek Mafia: Mile Zero in 2008 and Geek Mafia: Black Hat Blues in 2009. His fourth novel, The Cthulhu Cult: A Novel of Lovecraftian Obsession, was released in 2010. He writes a weekly column on video games for the web site Pop Matters where he also co-hosts the Moving Pixels Podcast. In 2010, he completed his Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing through the Ranier Writers Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.

     

    Novels

     

    Geek Mafia: Black Hate Blues, PM Press 2009, author

    Geek Mafia: Mile Zero, PM Press 2008, author

    Geek Mafia, Blue King Studios, 2006, author

     

    City of Heroes

     

    City of Heroes, Comic Book Series 1, Blue King Studios 2004-2005, writer

    City of Heroes, Online RPG, Cryptic Studios, 2003-2005, contributing writer

    City of Heroes, Online RPG, Cryptic Studios, 2000-2002 Lead Designer

     

    Pen and Paper RPG Writing and Design

     

    Crucible: Conquest of the Final Realm, Fasa 2001, co-author

    Enter The Zombie, Eden Studios 2001, author

    Clanbook: Ventrue, White Wolf 2000, author

    Rise of the Titans, Wizards of the Coast 2000, author

    Crimson Skies Aircraft Manual, Fasa 2000, contributor

    Aberrant: The Directive, White Wolf 2000, co-author

    Winter Court, AEG 2000, contributor

    Coming of Shadows, Agents of Gaming 2000, co-author

    All Flesh Must be Eaten, Eden Studios 1999, co-author

    Fantastic Four Roster Book, Wizards of the Coast 1999, co-author

    Atlas of Earth Alliance Wars, Agents of Gaming 1999, co-author

    Planetary Adventures, Last Unicorn Games 1999, contributor

    Planets of the UFP, Last Unicorn Games, 1999, contributor

    The First Line: Starfleet Intelligence Handbook, Last Unicorn Games 1998, co-author

    Void in the Heavens, AEG 1999, author

    Back East: The North, Pinnacle Entertainment 1999, co-author

    Chlidren o' the Atom, Pinnacle Entertainment 1998, co-author

    Exodus, Eden Studios 1997, co-author

    Atlantis Rising, Eden Studios 1997, co-author

    Aegis Handbook, Eden Studios 1997, contributor

    Cryptozoology, Eden Studios 1997, co-author

    Nemesis, New Millennium Entertainment 1996, co-author

    The Venusian Apocalypse: The Second Seal of Repulsion, Target Games 1996, author

    The Venusian Apocalypse: The Four Riders, Target Games 1996, author

    The Venusian Apocalypse: Beyond the Pale, Target Games 1996, author

    Heart Mind & Soul, Target Games 1996, editor and contributor

    Beyond the Boundaries, Target Games 1996, editor and contributor

    Dark Kingdom of Jade, White Wolf 1995, co-author

    Wraith Players Guide, White Wolf 1995, contributor