Daniel O'Malley is an Australian science fiction writer from Canberra.
[1] 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[2] writing press releases[3] and acting as a spokesman.
It received that year's Aurealis Award in the category of Best Science Fiction Novel.
[5] The Rook has also been made into a television mini-series on the Starz network with Emma Greenwell in the role of Myfanwy Thomas.