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 writing press releases and acting as a spokesman. His first novel,
The Rook, was released in 2012. It received that year's
Aurealis Award in the category of Best Science Fiction Novel.
The Rook has also been made into a
television mini-series on the
Starz network with
Emma Greenwell in the role of Myfanwy Thomas. ==Publications==