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| '''Dan Willis''' is an American ] of ] and other ] novels in the '']'' series created by ] and ]. He lives in ]. | |||
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| ==Biography== | |||
| ⚫ | ''Dragon Knight'', the seventh volume in an eight |
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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 |access-date=2008-02-11 |author=Talinthas |date=2004-09-17 |work=The Dragonlance Nexus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324123138/http://dlnexus.com/features/interviews/12609.aspx |archive-date=2017-03-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All three of his ''Dragonlance: The New Adventures'' books are on the accelerated reading list for a ] 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=] |location=] |access-date=2008-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211091926/http://webservices.davis.k12.ut.us/AR/index.jsp?loc=409 |archive-date=2007-12-11 }}</ref> | ||
| Willis lives in Utah with his wife and four children.<ref name=" |
Willis lives in Utah with his wife and four children.<ref name="wizards">{{cite web|url=http://ww2.wizards.com/books/mirrorstone/AuthorBios.aspx?doc=DanWillis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522055256/http://ww2.wizards.com/books/mirrorstone/AuthorBios.aspx?doc=DanWillis|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2011|title=Dan Willis|publisher=]|access-date=2008-02-11}}</ref> 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224010714/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=DanWillis|archive-date=February 24, 2009}}</ref> | ||
| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| ===Novels=== | ===Novels=== | ||
| '']'' series |
''''']'' series'''<br/> | ||
| Written for readers age 10 and up.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| * ''The Dragon Well'' (vol.3)<ref> at www.booksnbytes.com</ref> |
* ''The Dragon Well'' (vol.3),<ref> at www.booksnbytes.com</ref> {{ISBN|0-7869-3354-2}}, September 1, 2004. ''The Dragon Well'' was Willis's first young adult novel.<ref name="dn"/> | ||
| * ''Dragon Knight'' (vol.7), ISBN |
* ''Dragon Knight'' (vol.7), {{ISBN|0-7869-3735-1}}, May 3, 2005 | ||
| * ''Wizard's Return'' (Trinistyr Trilogy vol.3), ISBN |
* ''Wizard's Return'' (Trinistyr Trilogy vol.3), {{ISBN|0-7869-4025-5}}, May 9, 2006 | ||
| ''The Anvil of Time'' series | '''''The Anvil of Time'' series''' | ||
| * ''The Survivors'' (vol.2), ISBN |
* ''The Survivors'' (vol.2), {{ISBN|0-7869-4723-3}}, November 4, 2008<ref> on LDS Fiction.</ref> | ||
| '''''The Shattered West'' series''' | |||
| * ''The Flux Engine'' (vol.1), {{ISBN|978-1482762792}}, April 16, 2013 | |||
| '''''Arcane Casebook'' series'''<br/> | |||
| ''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=== | ===Short works=== | ||
| *"Lake of Death", pp. |
*"Lake of Death", pp. 127–152, collected in ''The Search for Power: Dragons from the War of Souls'', edited by ], {{ISBN|0-7869-3193-0}}, 2004-05-01 | ||
| <small>'''Sources:'''<ref name="wizards"/><ref name="scifan">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifan.com/writers/ww/WillisDan.asp|title=Writers: Dan Willis|publisher=SciFan| |
<small>'''Sources:'''<ref name="wizards"/><ref name="scifan">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifan.com/writers/ww/WillisDan.asp |title=Writers: Dan Willis |publisher=SciFan |access-date=2008-02-11 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030034/http://www.scifan.com/writers/ww/WillisDan.asp |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}</ref><ref name="fantastic">{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/dan-willis/|title=Dan Willis|publisher=Fantastic Fiction|access-date=2008-02-11}}</ref></small> | ||
| ==Critical reception== | |||
| ⚫ | ''Dragon Knight'', the seventh volume in an eight-volume series, has been described as the best in the series.<ref name="readingreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.readingreview.com/youngreader/dragonknight.html|title=Reading Review book review - Dragon Knight by Dan Willis|publisher=Reading Review|last=Tigard|first=Conan|date=2005-06-29|access-date=2008-03-24|quote=This book is probably the best one in the DragonLance: The New Adventures series.}}</ref> Both ''The Dragon Well'' and ''Dragon Knight'' have a 3.8 out of 5 rating on Goodreads.com.<ref name="goodreads">{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/53296.Dan_Willis|title=Dan Willis Author Page|publisher=Goodreads|access-date=2011-07-07}}</ref> ''The Dragon Well'' was given a 2Q (out of 3Q) by Geri Diorio of the '']'', a professional journal for librarians.<ref name="scale">{{cite web|url=http://www.voya.com/WhatsInVoya/reviews.shtml#reviews |title=VOYA OnLine Reviews |publisher=VOYA OnLine |access-date=2008-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919230950/http://www.voya.com/WhatsInVoya/reviews.shtml |archive-date=September 19, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="DWreveiw">{{Cite news| last = Diorio| first = Geri |publication-date = August 2005| year = 2005 | title = Review: Dragon Sword/Dying Kingdom/Return of the Sorceress. | periodical = Voice of Youth Advocates| publisher = Scarecrow Press Inc. | volume =28 | issue =3 | page = 238| issn = 0160-4201}}<!--| accessdate = 2008-11-12--></ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:01, 15 September 2023
American author| Dan Willis | |
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| Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Fantasy |
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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.
Biography
His Dragonlance fantasy novels were his first books published by a major publisher, and his first young adult works as well. All three of his Dragonlance: The New Adventures books are on the accelerated reading list for a junior high school in Utah.
Willis lives in Utah with his wife and four children. In addition to writing, Willis is a web designer and columnist, and a computer programmer.
Bibliography
Novels
Dragonlance: The New Adventures series
Written for readers age 10 and up.
- The Dragon Well (vol.3), ISBN 0-7869-3354-2, September 1, 2004. The Dragon Well was Willis's first young adult novel.
- 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
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
- "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
Sources:
Critical reception
Dragon Knight, the seventh volume in an eight-volume series, has been described as the best in the series. Both The Dragon Well and Dragon Knight have a 3.8 out of 5 rating on Goodreads.com. The Dragon Well was given a 2Q (out of 3Q) by Geri Diorio of the Voice of Youth Advocates, a professional journal for librarians.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- "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.