Kate Novak is an American fantasy author.

Biography

Novak grew up in

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, Pennsylvania where she graduated from the

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with a BS in Chemistry. She primarily published in the ''

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'' and ''

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'' shared worlds. She is married to writer and game designer

Jeff Grubb Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author who writes novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the ...

. Novak and Grubb are co-authors of the best-selling ''Finder's Stone Trilogy'', and collaborated on the book '' Azure Bonds''. The success of the book resulted in the creation of the computer game, '' Curse of the Azure Bonds''.

Bibliography

* ''The Finder's Stone Trilogy'' (with

) ** '' Azure Bonds'' (1988), ** '' The Wyvern's Spur'' (1990), ** '' Song of the Saurials'' (1991), * ''The Harpers'' (with

) ** ''Book 10: Masquerades'' (1995), ** ''Book 15: Finder's Bane'' (1997), * ''The Lost Gods'' (with

) ** ''Tymora's Luck'' (1997), sequel to ''Finder's Bane'',

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