Daniel O'Malley

O'Malley graduated with an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and a master's degree in medieval history from Ohio State University. He worked for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau{{Cite web|url=http://www.rookfiles.com/author/|title=The Rook Files | About the Author|access-date=27 October 2013|archive-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721153910/http://www.rookfiles.com/author/|url-status=dead}} writing press releases{{Cite web|date=2016-05-16|title=Daniel O'Malley|url=https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/daniel-omalley/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Book Series in Order}} and acting as a spokesman.{{Cite web|date=2016-03-03|title=Australian officials say MH370 debris could reach Mozambique|url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/2016/03/03/australian-officials-say-mh370-debris-could-reach-mozambique/45764889/#:~:text=Dan%20O'Malley,Australian%20Transport%20Safety%20Bureau|access-date=2021-11-15|website=South Bend Tribune}}

His first novel, The Rook, was released in 2012. It received that year's Aurealis Award in the category of Best Science Fiction Novel.{{Cite book|last=O'Malley|first=Daniel|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5715428|title=The rook|date=2012|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-0-7322-9539-4|location=Sydney|oclc=755943327}} The Rook has also been made into a television mini-series on the Starz network with Emma Greenwell in the role of Myfanwy Thomas.{{Cite web|title='The Rook' author Daniel O'Malley was 'surprised' by Starz's adaptation which saw him glued to the edge of his seat|url=https://meaww.com/the-rook-author-daniel-o-malley-interview-was-surprised-excited-by-starz-book-adaptation-stiletto|access-date=2021-07-09|website=meaww.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|date=2017-07-28|title=Starz Orders Drama 'The Rook' From Stephenie Meyer and Lionsgate|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/global/starz-twilight-stephenie-meyer-liberty-global-the-rook-1202509572/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

• The Rook (2012)
• Stiletto (2016){{Cite book|last=O'Malley|first=Daniel|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7577286|title=Stiletto|date=2016|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-1-74309-918-6|location=S.l.}}
• Blitz (2022) {{Citation|title=Blitz by Daniel O'Malley|date=4 January 2022|isbn=9780316561549|url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/daniel-omalley/take-flight/9780316561549/|last1=O'Malley|first1=Daniel}}
• Royal Gambit (July 2025){{cite web | title=Royal Gambit | website=NetGalley | url=https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/593999 | access-date=March 28, 2025}}

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