Richard A. Knaak is the bestselling author of Dragonlance novels, Dragonrealm (his own creation), soon-to-be five novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and eventually seven works in the Warcraft universe. He has also written five independent books, but all are in the realm of fantasy. An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Dragonlance is a large series of fantasy books, and a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. ... Blizzard Entertainment is an American PC game developer and publisher. ... Look up diablo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy computer game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994. ...

Biography

The information of Knaak's biography is light and much is to be speculated. Born on May 28, 1961, he eventually went on to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but switched to Rhetoric and earned a bachelor's degree. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ... Rhetoric (from Greek ρήτωρ, rhêtôr, orator, teacher) is the art or technique of persuasion, usually through the use of language. ...

After reading Andre Norton's Storm over Warlock, he eventually sold his first short story in 1986, and it was published in 1987. He has listed several of his influences, and even a few of his favorite fellow authors, those being Edgar Allan Poe, Glen Cook, L. Sprague de Camp, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Harry Turtledove, Jennifer Roberson, Laurell K. Hamilton, Harry Harrison, and Robert Sawyer. Andre Alice Norton (February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005), science fiction and fantasy author (with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction), was born Alice Mary Norton in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. ... This article is in need of attention. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... Glen Cook at Demicom 15 in 2004 Glen Cook (1944—) is a contemporary American fantasy author, best known for his Black Company fantasy series. ... L. Sprague de Camp from the cover of Time and Chance: an Autobiography, Donald M. Grant, 1996 Lyon Sprague de Camp, (November 27, 1907, New York City – November 6, 2000, Plano, Texas) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. ... Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954) is the pseudonym of American fantasy author Lawrence Watt Evans. ... Harry Turtledove at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949), is a historian and prolific novelist who has written historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. ... Jennifer Roberson is an author of fantasy and historical literature. ... Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American horror and science fiction/fantasy writer. ... At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey, March 12, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American science fiction author who has lived in many parts of the world including Mexico, England, Denmark and Italy. ... Robert J. Sawyer (born April 29, 1960) is a Canadian science fiction writer, dubbed the dean of Canadian science fiction by The Ottawa Citizen newspaper in 1999. ...

He splits living in Illinois and Arkansas. Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,732 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ...

Bibliography

In no particular order:

Dragonlance

1. Series
   1. The Legend of Huma (1988), ISBN 0-88038-548-0
   2. Kaz the Minotaur (1990), ISBN 0-88038-910-9
   3. Land of the Minotaurs (1996), ISBN 0-7869-0472-0
   4. Reavers of the Blood Sea (1999), ISBN 0-7869-1345-2
   5. The Citadel (2000), ISBN 0-7869-1683-4
2. Minotaur Wars
   1. Night of Blood (2003), ISBN 0-7869-2938-3
   2. Tides of Blood (2004), ISBN 0-7869-3251-1
   3. Empire of Blood (2005), ISBN 0-7869-3733-5
3. Ogre Titans
   1. The Black Talon (2007)
   2. The Fire Rose (2008)
   3. Final Ogre Titans Book (2009)

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Dragonrealm

1. Series
   1. Firedrake (1989), ISBN 0-445-20940-2
   2. Ice Dragon (1989), ISBN 0-445-20942-9
   3. Wolfhelm (1990), ISBN 0-445-20966-6
   4. Shadow Steed (1990), ISBN 0-445-20967-4
   5. The Crystal Dragon (1993), ISBN 0-446-36432-0
   6. The Dragon Crown (1994), ISBN 0-446-36464-9
   7. The Horse King (1997), ISBN 0-446-60353-8
2. Origins
   1. The Shrouded Realm (1991), ISBN 0-446-36138-0
   2. Children of the Drake (1991), ISBN 0-446-36153-4
   3. Dragon Tome (1992), ISBN 0-446-36252-2

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Diablo

1. Series
   1. Legacy of Blood (2001), ISBN 0-671-04155-X
   2. Kingdom of Shadow (2002), ISBN 0-7434-2692-4
   3. Moon of the Spider (2006), ISBN 0-7434-7132-6
2. The Sin War
   1. Birthright (2006)
   2. Scales of the Serpant (2007)
   3. The Veiled Prophet

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Warcraft

1. Series
   1. Day of the Dragon (2001), ISBN 0-671-04152-5
2. War of the Ancients
   1. The Well of Eternity (2004), ISBN 0-7434-7119-9
   2. The Demon Soul (2004), ISBN 0-7434-7120-2
   3. The Sundering (2005), ISBN 0-7434-7121-0
3. Sunwell Trilogy
   1. Dragon Hunt (2005), ISBN 1-59532-712-6
   2. Shadows of Ice (2006), ISBN 1-59532-713-4
   3. Ghostlands (2007)

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Independent

1. King of the Grey (1993), ISBN 0-446-36463-0
2. Frostwing (1995), ISBN 0-446-60149-7
3. The Janus Mask (1995), ISBN 0-446-60150-0
4. Dutchman (1996), ISBN 0-446-60151-9
5. Ruby Flames (1999), ISBN 0-671-03266-6

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External links

• Richard A. Knaak's homepage
• Interview on Ogre Titans
• Interviews on Blizzplanet