Dan Willis is an American author of young adult and other fantasy novels in the Dragonlance series created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. He lives in Utah.
Dan Willis | |
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| Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Fantasy |
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Biography edit
His Dragonlance fantasy novels were his first books published by a major publisher, and his first young adult works as well.[1] All three of his Dragonlance: The New Adventures books are on the accelerated reading list for a junior high school in Utah.[2]
Willis lives in Utah with his wife and four children.[3] In addition to writing, Willis is a web designer and columnist, and a computer programmer.[4]
Bibliography edit
Novels edit
Dragonlance: The New Adventures series
Written for readers age 10 and up.[5]
- The Dragon Well (vol.3),[6] ISBN 0-7869-3354-2, September 1, 2004. The Dragon Well was Willis's first young adult novel.[1]
- Dragon Knight (vol.7), ISBN 0-7869-3735-1, May 3, 2005
- Wizard's Return (Trinistyr Trilogy vol.3), ISBN 0-7869-4025-5, May 9, 2006
The Anvil of Time series
- The Survivors (vol.2), ISBN 0-7869-4723-3, November 4, 2008[7]
The Shattered West series
- The Flux Engine (vol.1), ISBN 978-1482762792, April 16, 2013
Arcane Casebook series
Dead Letter, a prequel to the series, was released in December 2018.
- In Plain Sight (December 2018, ISBN 978-1-72914-250-9)
- Ghost of a Chance (March 2019, ISBN 978-1-79750-165-9)
- The Long Chain (September 2019, ISBN 978-1-68809-872-5)
- Mind Games (February 2020, ISBN 979-8610878003)
- Limelight (May 2020, ISBN 979-8648666023)
- Blood Relations (October 2020, ISBN 979-8551184676)
- Capital Murder (April 2021, ISBN 979-8734651919)
- Hostile Takeover (forthcoming, April 2022)
Short works edit
- "Lake of Death", pp. 127–152, collected in The Search for Power: Dragons from the War of Souls, edited by Margaret Weis, ISBN 0-7869-3193-0, 2004-05-01
Critical reception edit
Dragon Knight, the seventh volume in an eight-volume series, has been described as the best in the series.[10] Both The Dragon Well and Dragon Knight have a 3.8 out of 5 rating on Goodreads.com.[11] The Dragon Well was given a 2Q (out of 3Q) by Geri Diorio of the Voice of Youth Advocates, a professional journal for librarians.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ a b Talinthas (2004-09-17). "Dan Willis". The Dragonlance Nexus. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Accelerated Reader listing for Farmington Jr High". Farmington, Utah: Davis School District. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ a b "Dan Willis". Mirrorstone Books. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Dan Willis". Archived from the original on February 24, 2009.
- ^ Dragon Knight (Dragonlance: The New Adventures, book 7).
- ^ Dan Willis's page at www.booksnbytes.com
- ^ Dragonlance: The Survivors on LDS Fiction.
- ^ "Writers: Dan Willis". SciFan. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Dan Willis". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ Tigard, Conan (2005-06-29). "Reading Review book review - Dragon Knight by Dan Willis". Reading Review. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
This book is probably the best one in the DragonLance: The New Adventures series.
- ^ "Dan Willis Author Page". Goodreads. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "VOYA OnLine Reviews". VOYA OnLine. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ Diorio, Geri (2005). "Review: Dragon Sword/Dying Kingdom/Return of the Sorceress". Voice of Youth Advocates. Vol. 28, no. 3. Scarecrow Press Inc. (published August 2005). p. 238. ISSN 0160-4201.