Chris Pierson is an American computer game designer as well as an author of several books in the ''

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 fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving i ...

'' saga. He has written many books for the series.

Career

Chris Pierson was born in Canada. Chris first wanted to write novels for the ''Dragonlance'' saga at the age of 12, which is when he first picked up a copy of a ''

'' book. He finished his first novel at 16, which he describes as dreadful. He received his big break when

Margaret Weis Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the ''Dragonlance'' role-playing game (RPG) world. She is ...

(one of the most prestigious authors in the ''Dragonlance'' series) sent out an open call for submissions to an online site. The submissions, if accepted, would be used in an anthology of sorts. Chris had his first story accepted. At the 1997

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game fair, TSR approached him about writing books for the Dragonlance series. He wrote the Kingpriest Trilogy and the Taladas Trilogy. His other Dragonlance novels are the Bridges of Time novels ''

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'' and ''

Dezra's Quest ''Dezra's Quest'' is a fantasy novel by Chris Pierson, set in the world of '' Dragonlance'', which is based on the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Plot summary Dark Wood is the home of Ansalon's centaur tribes, where they dw ...

''. As a computer game designer, Chris Pierson was one of four systems designers for the early

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fantasy game ''

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''. Pierson worked as a writer and designer on ''

The Lord of the Rings Online ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows and OS X set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, taking place during the time period of '' The Lord of the Rings''. Originally ...

''. Pierson's short fiction has appeared in the anthologies ''

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'', '' Pandora's Closet'', '' Fellowship Fantastic'', '' The Dimension Next Door'', and '' Terribly Twisted Tales''. Pierson lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife Rebekah and their children.

Dragonlance novels

Bridges of Time series

* ''

'' * ''

The Kingpriest Trilogy

* '' Chosen of the Gods'' * ''

Divine Hammer Divine Hammer is a fantasy novel set in the '' Dragonlance'' campaign series and is the second of a trilogy about a Kingpriest of Istar, Beldinas Pilofiro, and is set during his reign of Istar. Plot summary The book begins with Nusendaran ( ...

'' * '' Sacred Fire''

The Taladas Trilogy

* '' Blades of the Tiger'' * '' Trail of the Black Wyrm'' * '' Shadow of the Flame''

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