Conor Kostick was a designer for the world's first live action role-playing game, Treasure Trap. He is the author of many historical, political, and cultural articles. Epic was his first novel and was awarded a place on the International Board on Books for Young People Honors list for 2006 and on the Booklist Best Fantasy Books for Youth list for 2007. Set in a fantasy MMORPG, Epic can be considered an early example of LitRPG. The sequel to Epic, titled Saga, was first published in Ireland in 2006. Conor received a Special Merit Award from the Reading Association of Ireland in 2009.
