Michael Williams is an American author. He is known as an author of ''Dragonlance'' novels.

Biography

Williams was born and lives in

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, Ireland and England. Approximately 200 people left TSR due to rounds of layoffs that occurred between 1983 and 1984; as a result Williams joined CEO John Rickets, as well as Mark Acres, Andria Hayday, Gaye Goldsberry O'Keefe, Gali Sanchez,

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, Carl Smith, and Stephen D. Sullivan in founding the game company Pacesetter on January 23, 1984. His first novel, ''Weasel's Luck'', was published in 1988, followed by ''Galen Beknighted'' (1990), ''Arcady'' (1996), ''Allamanda'' (1997), ''Trajan's Arch'' (2010) and ''Vine: An Urban Legend'' (2012). His novel ''Dominic's Ghosts'' was published through Seventh Star Press in August 2018 followed by a re-issue of ''Vine: An Urban Legend'' in October 2018.

Novels

Original works

From Thief To King

* ''A Sorcerer's Apprentice'' (1990) – * ''A Forest Lord'' (1991) – * ''The Balance of Power'' (1992) –

City Quartet

* ''Trajan's Arch'' (2010) – * ''Vine: An Urban Legend'' (2012) – * ''Dominic's Ghosts'' (2018) – * ''Tattered Men'' (2019) –

Arcady

* ''Arcady'' (1996) – * ''Allamanda'' (1997) –

Franchise

''Dragonlance'' novels

* ''Dragonlance Heroes Vol 3: Weasel's Luck'' (1988) – * ''Dragonlance Heroes Vol 3, II: Galen Beknighted'' (1990) – * ''Dragonlance Meetings 4: The Oath and the Measure'' (1992) – , sequel to the previous two novels. * ''Dragonlance Villains Vol 1: Before the Mask'' (1993) – * ''Dragonlance Villains Vol 6: The Dark Queen'' (1994) –

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