Dan Willis
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 Fantasy author Dan Willis. |
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| Born | December 31, 1967 Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | USA |
| Genres | Fantasy |
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Dan Willis is an author of young adult and other fantasy novels in the Dragonlance series created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. He lives in Utah.[1]
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[edit] Biography
His Dragonlance fantasy novels were his first books published by a major publisher, and his first young adult works as well.[2] All three of his Dragonlance: The New Adventures books are on the accelerated reading list for a junior high school in Utah.[3]
Willis lives in Utah with his wife and four children.[4] In addition to writing, Willis is a web designer and columnist, and a computer programmer.[4]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels
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.[2]
- 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]
[edit] Short works
- "Lake of Death", pp. 127–152, collected in The Search for Power: Dragons from the War of Souls, edited by Margaret Weis, ISBN 0786931930, 2004-05-01
[edit] Critical reception
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] Dan Willis' third book, Wizard's Return was the third book in the Trinistir Tirllogy and continued the stories of the characters from his previous books.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Dan Willis". Mirrorstone Books. http://ww2.wizards.com/books/mirrorstone/AuthorBios.aspx?doc=DanWillis. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b Talinthas (2004-09-17). "Dan Willis". The Dragonlance Nexus. http://www.dlnexus.com/features/interviews/12609.aspx. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Accelerated Reader listing for Farmington Jr High". Farmington, Utah: Davis School District. http://webservices.davis.k12.ut.us/AR/index.jsp?loc=409. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ a b Dan Willis at wizards.com. Retrieved November 18th, 2008.
- ^ 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. http://www.scifan.com/writers/ww/WillisDan.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Dan Willis". Fantastic Fiction. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/dan-willis/. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ Tigard, Conan (2005-06-29). "Reading Review book review - Dragon Knight by Dan Willis". Reading Review. http://www.readingreview.com/youngreader/dragonknight.html. Retrieved 2008-03-24. "This book is probably the best one in the DragonLance: The New Adventures series."
- ^ "Dan Willis Author Page". Goodreads. http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/53296.Dan_Willis. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "VOYA OnLine Reviews". VOYA OnLine. http://www.voya.com/WhatsInVoya/reviews.shtml#reviews. Retrieved 2008-11-12.[dead link]
- ^ Diorio, Geri (2005). "Review: Dragon Sword/Dying Kingdom/Return of the Sorceress.". Voice of Youth Advocates (Scarecrow Press Inc.) 28 (3): pp. 238. August, 2005. ISSN 01604201.
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