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His Dragonlance fantasy novels were his first books published by a major publisher, and his first young adult works as well.<ref name="dn">{{cite web |url=http://www.dlnexus.com/features/interviews/12609.aspx |title=Dan Willis |accessdate=2008-02-11 |author=Talinthas |date=2004-09-17 |work=The Dragonlance Nexus}}</ref> All three of his ''Dragonlance: The New Adventures'' books are on the accelerated reading list for a [[junior high school]] in Utah.<ref name="readinglist">{{cite web|url=http://webservices.davis.k12.ut.us/AR/index.jsp?loc=409|title=Accelerated Reader listing for Farmington Jr High|publisher=[[Davis School District]]|location=[[Farmington, Utah]]|accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> |
His Dragonlance fantasy novels were his first books published by a major publisher, and his first young adult works as well.<ref name="dn">{{cite web |url=http://www.dlnexus.com/features/interviews/12609.aspx |title=Dan Willis |accessdate=2008-02-11 |author=Talinthas |date=2004-09-17 |work=The Dragonlance Nexus}}</ref> All three of his ''Dragonlance: The New Adventures'' books are on the accelerated reading list for a [[junior high school]] in Utah.<ref name="readinglist">{{cite web|url=http://webservices.davis.k12.ut.us/AR/index.jsp?loc=409|title=Accelerated Reader listing for Farmington Jr High|publisher=[[Davis School District]]|location=[[Farmington, Utah]]|accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> |
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Willis lives in Utah with his wife and four children.<ref name=" |
Willis lives in Utah with his wife and four children.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> In addition to writing, Willis is a web designer and columnist, and a computer programmer.<ref name="wizardsbio">{{cite web|url=http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=DanWillis|title=Dan Willis|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090224010714/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=DanWillis|archivedate=Feb 24, 2009}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
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Dan Willis | |
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 Fantasy author Dan Willis. | |
| Born | December 31, 1967 Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | USA |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Website | |
| http://www.dansrealm.com/ | |
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]
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]
Bibliography
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]
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 0-7869-3193-0, 2004-05-01
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.
References
- ^ a b "Dan Willis". Mirrorstone Books. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b Talinthas (2004-09-17). "Dan Willis". The Dragonlance Nexus. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Accelerated Reader listing for Farmington Jr High". Farmington, Utah: Davis School District. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ a b "Dan Willis". Archived from the original on Feb 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. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2008-11-12. [dead link]
- ^ 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.
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