About · The Author

A storyteller who mostly writes science fiction.

Rohan O’Duill is an author with a storyteller’s heart and a soft spot for the far future — corporate dystopias, deep-space war, and the people the system would rather forget.

  • SPSFC 2026 Semifinalist
  • The Cold Rush Universe
  • Made by Humans
Rohan O'Duill

The Long
Way Round

Descended from the oral storytellers of both the ancient Celts and the Vikings… probably. It’s as good an explanation as any for why he never could stop making things up.

A school system built for academics, not for the chaotic brilliance of a dyslexic mind, once tried to stymie that. It didn’t take. Today he writes as an open invitation — to share the story, and above all, to have some fun.

“Above all, have some fun.”

His Cold Rush novellas trade in corporate dystopias, deep-space war, and the people the system chews up: a nonbinary special agent sent to a Mars run on exploitation, a veteran marine who only ever looked out for herself, a fifteen-year-old holding on aboard a dying pirate ship. Bone-crunching action, unexpected twists, and characters who refuse to stay simple.

Every book is set in a dyslexic-friendly typeface, and every word, edit and illustration is made by human hands — no shortcuts, just a small team of people who love the work.

At a Glance

Writes
Science fiction, mostly
Series
The Cold Rush universe · 2 novellas
Recognition
SPSFC 2026 semifinalist
Made by
Human hands — words, art & editing
Reads
Dyslexic-friendly typesetting
Formats
eBook & paperback

The Team

Made by human hands

Rohan writes them, but no book reaches a reader alone. The Cold Rush novellas are built with a small crew of collaborators.

  • Interior Artwork

    Marten Norr

  • Cover Art

    Lonnie Busch

  • Cover Design

    R. A. Rosen

  • Editing

    D. Stromberg

  • Publisher

    Lower Decks Press

  • Words

    Rohan O'Duill

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