Michael O. Varhola
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Michael O. Varhola (born September 24, 1966) is an author, publisher, and lecturer. He has written numerous books, games, and articles, and founded game development company and manufacturer
Varhola is a 1993 graduate of
Varhola has authored or co-authored the non-fiction books Everyday Life During the Civil War (1999), Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950-1953 (2000), D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944 (2001), Shipwrecks and Lost Treasure of the Great Lakes (2007), Ghosthunting Virginia (2008), Ghosthunting Maryland (2009), Life in Civil War America (2011), Texas Confidential: Sex, Scandal, Murder, and Mayhem in the Lone Star State (2011). He also wrote the fiction title Swords of Kos: Necropolis (2012).
Varhola is the co-author of several gaming books, including Experts (2002), Warriors (2003), Tests of Skill (2004), Nuisances (2005), Experts v.3.5 (2005), Nation Builder (2005), Gary Gygax's Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Volume 6: Nation Builder (2006), H.G. Wells' Little Orc Wars (2007), Nuisances: Director's Cut (2007), and City Builder: A Guide to Designing Communities (2011).
Varhola published and wrote introductions to editions of
's Stevenson at Play.Bibliography
Non-fiction
- Everyday Life During the Civil War. Cincinnati: Writers Digest, 1999. ISBN 1-58297-337-7
- D-Day. El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas, 2000. ISBN 1-882810-46-5(with Randy Holderfield)
- Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950-1953. El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas, 2000. ISBN 1-882810-43-0
- Armchair Reader: Civil War. Chicago: Publications International, 2007. ISBN 1-4127-1563-6(with the Editors of Publications International)
- Shipwrecks and Lost Treasure of the Great Lakes. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2007. ISBN 0-7627-4492-8(with Frederick Stonehouse and Paul G. Hoffman)
- Ghosthunting Virginia. Cincinnati: Clerisy Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-57860-327-5
- Ghosthunting Maryland. Cincinnati: Clerisy Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-57860-351-0(with Michael H. Varhola)
Gaming books
- Experts. Skirmisher, 2002. ISBN 0-9722511-0-3(with Paul O. Knorr)
- Warriors. Skirmisher, 2003. ISBN 0-9722511-1-1(with Paul O. Knorr, Sharon Daugherty, and David L. Thomas)
- Tests of Skill. Skirmisher, 2004. ISBN 0-9722511-2-X(with Paul O. Knorr)
- Nuisances. Skirmisher Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-9722511-4-6(with Sharon Daugherty)
- Experts v.3.5. Skirmisher, 2005. ISBN 0-9722511-9-7(with Paul O. Knorr and Perry Frix)
- Nation Builder. Little Rock, AR:Troll Lord Games, 2005. ISBN 1-931275-80-7 (with Gary Gygax)
- H.G. Wells' Little Orc Wars Quick-Play Rules. Skirmisher Publishing, 2007. ISBN 0-9777211-2-4(with H.G. Wells)
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