O'Brien, Erik D. J.: - Erik D.J. O'Brien was born in Salt Lake City in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1989, and then volunteered for Army Service in 1990. Serving with the 3rd Ranger Battalion at Fort Benning Georgia from 1991-1993, he was Honorably Discharged in 1994. Returning home, he continued his education in Creative Writing at Emerson College. A lifetime practitioner of martial arts, his other hobbies include illustration and a love of the outdoors. Kur's Rage, Part 1 of the Duaredheim Staff Saga begins the grand tale of adventure and continues with The Drums of Doom, The Last Admiral, and reaches its epic climax in Part 4, The Ice Moon. He currently lives in Norwell, Massachusetts.