Rich Partain writes funny, filthy, wholesome, inclusive, action-packed comedy science-fiction novels with elements of cyberpunk, fantasy, steampunk, noir, and horror. His ongoing Happy Jack series of novels features the hilarious misadventures of a swashbuckling smartass pop culture archaeologist and his foul-mouthed but good-hearted band of part-time mercenaries who eat, drink, fight, and laugh their way through a semi-utopian cosplay society in the clouds 500 years in the future, saving the universe from existential threats while trying not to be murdered by cybernetic vampires and werewolves, rogue angels, and outer gods. If they don't succumb to alcohol poisoning or die of suffocation in a sex dungeon first. Often described as "Indiana Jones meets Deadpool and Dungeons and Dragons with a healthy dose of Looney Toons," the Shadows Over Earth-That-Was saga has won over the hearts and minds of tens of people worldwide and made Rich one of the bestselling authors in his small, rural neighborhood. They are also a huge hit at your mom's house. Largely due to their girth. Rich lives in Huntsville, Alabama, with his beloved wife, two unruly boys, and a sweet, needy, and somewhat emotionally manipulative dog.