Michael Williams (author)
Michael Williams is an American author.[1] He is known for his Dragonlance novels.
Biography[]
Williams was born and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] He has lived in Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Ireland and England.[2] Between 1983 and 1984, approximately 200 people left TSR as a result of mutilple rounds of layoffs; as a result Williams joined CEO John Rickets, as well as Mark Acres, Andria Hayday, , Gali Sanchez, Garry Spiegle, Carl Smith, and Stephen D. Sullivan in forming the game company Pacesetter on January 23, 1984.[3] His first novel, Weasel's Luck, was published in 1988, followed by Galen Beknighted (1990), Arcady (1996), Allamanda (1997), Trajan's Arch (2010) and Vine: An Urban Legend (2012).[2] His novel Dominic's Ghosts was published through Seventh Star Press in August 2018 followed by a re-issue of Vine: An Urban Legend in October 2018.
Currently, Williams teaches Humantities and Liberal Arts at the University of Louisville.[citation needed]
Novels[]
Original works[]
From Thief To King[]
- A Sorcerer's Apprentice (1990) ISBN 0-445-21054-0
- A Forest Lord (1991) ISBN 0-446-36146-1
- The Balance of Power (1992) ISBN 0-446-36244-1
City Quartet[]
- Trajan's Arch (2010) ISBN 0-9827149-4-7
- Vine: An Urban Legend (2012) ISBN 978-1-61318-125-6
- Dominic's Ghosts (2018) ISBN 978-1-948042-58-1
- Tattered Men (2019) ISBN 978-1-948042-86-4
Arcady[]
- Arcady (1996) ISBN 0-451-45598-3
- Allamanda (1997) ISBN 0-451-45609-2
Franchise[]
Dragonlance novels[]
- Weasel's Luck (1988, Dragonlance Heroes) ISBN 0-88038-625-8
- Galen Beknighted (1990, Dragonlance Heroes II) ISBN 0-88038-921-4
- The Oath and the Measure (1992, Dragonlance Meetings) ISBN 1-56076-336-1
- Before the Mask (1993, Dragonlance Villains) ISBN 0-09-931571-8 ISBN 1-56076-583-6
- The Dark Queen (1994, Dragonlance Villains) ISBN 1-56076-925-4
References[]
- ^ Buker, Derek M. (2002). The science fiction and fantasy readers' advisory: the librarian's guide to cyborgs, aliens, and sorcerers. ALA readers' advisory series. ALA Editions. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-8389-0831-4.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Michael Williams". Archived from the original on February 24, 2009.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
External links[]
- Michael Williams at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- "Michael Williams :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on April 26, 2005.
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