About the Author
Dennis Riley
Dennis is a 6th grade English teacher. He has dabbled in writing his whole life, but Fortune’s Shadow, Mercy’s Light is his first novel. Dennis has previously written various children’s books including the series titled “Azarah and Baldur.” He lives in Texas where he is happily married and has three grown children.
Riley has created scores of characters and hundreds of scenarios as a roleplaying game enthusiast. Fortune’s Shadow, Mercy’s Light is his first foray into novel writing. Riley lives in Texas and is happily married with their cats, Cleopawtra and Clawdius.
Dennis and Riley have been friends since 1979. Their shared interests over the decades include comic books, cats, video games, roleplaying games, world history, the literary works of Howard and Lovecraft. They watched Return of the Jedi together at the theater in 1983. They stood in line together at the mall for the release of the original Playstation in 1994. Notably, Riley has been the game master in an ongoing tabletop roleplaying campaign in which Dennis and their other friends have played since the early 1980’s. The setting of that TTRPG was the inspiration for the backdrop of this book series.
Dennis and Riley have been friends since 1979. Their shared interests over the decades include comic books, cats, video games, roleplaying games, world history, the literary works of Howard and Lovecraft. They watched Return of the Jedi together at the theater in 1983. They stood in line together at the mall for the release of the original Playstation in 1994. Notably, Riley has been the game master in an ongoing tabletop roleplaying campaign in which Dennis and their other friends have played since the early 1980’s. The setting of that TTRPG was the inspiration for the backdrop of this book series.