# Michael G. Hurston

> Michael G. Hurston is a science fiction author, tabletop RPG creator, and MarTech/WebOps professional based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the author of the Hachi + Araine // The Dream Series sci-fi trilogy, the creator of the Ave Molech d20 dark-fantasy RPG universe, and a 20+ year enterprise MarTech leader specializing in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, CMS migrations, and platform integrations.

## About

Michael G. Hurston's personal and professional website covers his fiction writing, RPG game design, and digital marketing expertise. The site includes book information, purchase links, a newsletter signup, a professional portfolio, and a blog covering marketing, AI, gaming, and technology.

- About page: https://www.michaelghurston.com/about-us/
- Contact: [email protected]
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mghurston


## Books and Creative Works

### Hachi + Araine // The Dream Series (Science Fiction Trilogy)

A queer-led space opera trilogy set thousands of years in the future, following Hachi — a legendary Tau-born warrior — and her symbiotic golem Araine, who awaken from a thousand-year cryo-sleep to find their world gone. The series blends cyberpunk grit, slow-burn romance, high-tech heists, and interstellar adventure.

Series landing page: https://www.michaelghurston.com/hachi-and-araine-the-dream-series/
Amazon series page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB89GY99
Audible series page: https://www.audible.com/series/Hachi-Araine-The-Dream-Series-Audiobooks/B0DQ1LD4DQ
All Kindle editions are available with Kindle Unlimited.

**Book 1 — Hachi + Araine // Awake**
Hachi and Araine awaken into a darker age and discover a treasure map through space that pulls them into an adventure across the stars — dodging cosmic slavers, exploring taboo desires, and reckoning with the guilt of their past.
- Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Hachi-Araine-Awake-Dream-Book-ebook/dp/B0CJZ5W51L
- Audiobook (narrated by Sheryl Mebane): https://www.audible.com/pd/Hachi-Araine-Awake-Audiobook/B0DPXL6NT8

**Book 2 — Hachi + Araine // Nightmares**
Tasked with recovering surviving kin scattered across the solar system, Hachi and Araine face corporate overlords on Jupiter, pull off Trojan horse heists on a Martian moon, and race against a threat from beyond their system.
- Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Hachi-Araine-Nightmares-Dream-Book-ebook/dp/B0CJZ92LZJ

**Book 3 — Hachi + Araine // Falling**
One year after the events of Book 2, a newly crowned empress must balance the weight of her reign with devastating personal loss. A fierce, emotional finale about memory, responsibility, and the shape of power.
- Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Hachi-Araine-Falling-Dream-Book-ebook/dp/B0CJZ65M2W

**Complete Trilogy Omnibus (print edition — all three books in one volume)**
- ISBN-13: 9798223231059
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hachi-Araine-Dream-Nightmares-Falling/dp/B0CLLNCF2Q

### Ave Molech (Tabletop RPG / Dark Fantasy)

Ave Molech is a d20 dark-fantasy RPG setting originally created in 2006 by Hurston's imprint Morbidgames Publishing. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where arcane disasters opened dimensional rifts called Storms, the setting features underground mega-cities, floating sky academies, airship travel, and monstrous conquerors.
- Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Ave-Molech-Second-Michael-Hurston/dp/B0092VROSE

Ave Molech page: https://www.michaelghurston.com/ave-molech/
Morbidgames Emporium: https://www.michaelghurston.com/morbidgames/

**Ave Molech: Ex Tenebris — The Complete Chronicles Remastered (2025)**
Two decades after its original release, the complete Ave Molech saga returns in one definitive collection. This expanded edition compiles the entire fictional universe across multiple campaign books, updated with refined continuity and contemporary storytelling. Includes the complete World Codex, five Chronicle Stories (The Journal, Bounty Hunter, The Red & Black, The Dreamer, Three Storms), the novella Sharess & Talon, in-world Historical Documents, and Organizations & Mysteries.
- Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Ave-Molech-Tenebris-Michael-Hurston-ebook/dp/B0FN8LCYHV
- DriveThruRPG (PDF): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/555476/ave-molech-ex-tenebris


## Newsletter

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- Signup: https://www.michaelghurston.com/signup/


## Professional — MarTech and Adobe Platform Expertise

Michael G. Hurston is a senior MarTech and WebOps professional with a 23-year career spanning design, marketing, web operations, and marketing technology. He specializes in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, Adobe Workfront, CMS migrations, and enterprise platform integrations.

Current role: AEM Product Owner at FocusGTS (supporting Adobe/LinkedIn).
Previous clients include Cisco (via MRM and Experis) and LinkedIn (via Genesis10).

Core competencies: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, Adobe Workfront, Adobe Creative Cloud, Salesforce (SFDC), Oracle Eloqua (Oracle Marketing Cloud), Tray.io integrations, Domo, Drupal, WordPress, Magento, chatbot platforms (Live Person, Live Agent, Voiceflow), Google Analytics, Tealium, Google Tag Manager (GTM), Agile/Scrum, Jira, Confluence, Figma, HTML/CSS/JS.

Experience highlights:
- 15 years of CMS migration experience (AEM, Drupal, WordPress)
- 13 years as program manager, project manager, and product owner in WebOps/MarTech
- 10 years with enterprise chatbot integrations
- 6 years leading MarTech/WebOps teams
- 3 years with platform integrations and APIs via Tray.io

Professional pages:
- About / Portfolio: https://www.michaelghurston.com/about-us/
- Creative Services: https://www.michaelghurston.com/what-are-creative-services/
- Marketing: https://www.michaelghurston.com/marketing/
- Content, SEO, and SEM: https://www.michaelghurston.com/content-strategy-seo-sem/
- MarTech: https://www.michaelghurston.com/martech/
- AI Playground: https://www.michaelghurston.com/hurstons-ai-playground/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mghurston/


## Blog

The blog covers marketing, AI tools, web operations, gaming (Warframe, Elder Scrolls Online), and personal interests.

- Blog archive: https://www.michaelghurston.com/content-strategy-seo-sem/blog/
- News and announcements: https://www.michaelghurston.com/news/


## Social and Author Profiles

- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8337054.Michael_G_Hurston
- Amazon author page: https://www.audible.com/author/Michael-Hurston/B0CJPMGNTV
- Audible author page: https://www.audible.com/author/Michael-Hurston/B0CJPMGNTV
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mghurston
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mghurston/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mghurston/
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mghurston