Michael Williams (author)
Encyclopedia
Michael Williams is an American
author. He is known for his Dragonlance
novels.
Williams was born and lives in Louisville, Kentucky
. He has lived in Vermont
, New York
, New Jersey
, Wisconsin
, Ireland
and England
. His first novel, Weasel's Luck, was published in 1988. Currently, Williams teaches Humanities at the University of Louisville
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author. He is known for his Dragonlance
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
novels.
Williams was born and lives in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. He has lived in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. His first novel, Weasel's Luck, was published in 1988. Currently, Williams teaches Humanities at the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
.
Novels
- from the Dragonlance series:
- 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
- Arcady series:
- Arcady (1996) ISBN 0-45145-598-3
- Allamanda (1997) ISBN 0-45145-609-2
- From Thief To King trilogy:
- A Sorcerer's Apprentice (1990) ISBN 0-44521-054-0
- A Forest Lord (1991) ISBN 0-44636-146-1
- The Balance of Power (1992) ISBN 0-44636-244-1
- Trajan's Arch (2010) ISBN 0-98271-494-7