Joseph Steven Coleman, (died June 22, 2021) also known as Joseph K. Adams, was a

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who has worked primarily on

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Career

Using the name Joseph K. Adams, he was a playwright and minor radio personality in Los Angeles. Joe Coleman was given the freedom to work on

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products whenever time allowed, once

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became the line editor for the second edition of the ''

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'' from

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. Coleman authored supplements late in the ''SkyRealms'' publication history, including ''The Gire of Sillipus'' (1994) and ''The Sobayid Atlas'' (1994). Coleman produced the fanzine ''Sholari'' (1993-1995), one of the Jorune fanzines that supported the setting after the principals at SkyRealms pulled the ''Jorune'' license from Chessex. In 2003, Joe retired to North Carolina and took back his birth name of Joseph Kessler Adams. He continued to publish content until his death in 2021.

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