Martin Ball is a multi-talented artist, musician, and writer. His music crosses several genres, combining world fusion, folk, reggae, new age, and alternative. Martin plays all the instruments in original musical recordings, which include acoustic guitar, mandolin, bass, Native American flute, world percussion, Australian didjeridu, and also Tibetan and Tuvan-style throat and overtone singing. He has several musial projects available on the web under various names, such as the shamanic world fusion project 'Orobai,' the dream pop/goth of 'Lucidium,' and the acoustic reggae of 'Natural Roots.' Martin's fictional writing bridges fantasy, metaphysics, and superb storytelling in the Tales of Aurduin fantasy series, an original series of four novels. The first volume, Orobai's Vision, is now available for ..14.98 as a 270 page paperback book at his web site, www.martinball.net and at www.aurduin.net and www.lulu.com/martinball. In the fall of 2006 Martin's book Mushroom Wisdom: the Shaman's Path to Spirit will also be available, published by Ronin Publishing. In addition to his artistic skills, Martin also holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies and has lived and studied with Mescalero Apache medicine people in New Mexico.