Mike McPhail


Mike McPhail is an American author, editor, and game designer as well as publisher of fiction, and is best known for his work in military fiction.
McPhail has spoken at industry and pop culture conventions, and has appeared as a guest speaker and panelist at Balticon, Confluence, Heliosphere, LunaCon, DerpyCon, DexCon, Far Point, Shikkaricon, and Shore Leave.
He is a member of the Military Writers Society of America, and the creator of the Alliance Archives series and its related Martial Role-Playing Game
McPhail and his wife Danielle Ackley-McPhail are founders and owners of ESpec Books. a small press publisher.
So It Begins was a finalist for Best Anthology at the 2009 Indie Book Awards.

Personal life

McPhail attended the Academy of Aeronautics in New York and served in the Air National Guard.

Short fiction

Defending the Future Series