Paul B. Thompson is a freelance writer and novelist. He has published twenty books to date, many of which are novels set in the Dragonlance

Dragonlance

Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...

 fictional universe. A number of these novels are co-authored with Tonya C. Cook.

Paul grew up in North Carolina

North Carolina

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, and was influenced by Greek mythology

Greek mythology

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, The Arabian Nights, and writers such as L. Sprague de Camp

L. Sprague de Camp

Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...

, Alfred Bester

Alfred Bester

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, and Cordwainer Smith

Cordwainer Smith

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.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 in 1980 with a degree in history. While at UNC he met Tonya Cook through the student science fiction club, Chimera. He received his master's degree in 1983. In the period 1980-84 he wrote magazine articles and historical novels. When he found no market for historical novels he turned to fantasy and science fiction. He also began collaborating with Tonya Cook at that time, and they have worked together ever since.

Paul currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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 with his wife Elizabeth.

Works

• Sundipper, St. Martin's Press, 1987.
• Red Sands, TSR, 1988.
• Darkness and Light, TSR, 1989.
• Riverwind the Plainsman, TSR, 1990.
• Firstborn, TSR, 1991.
• The Qualinesti, TSR, 1991.
• Thorn and Needle, TSR, 1992.
• The Dargonesti
  The Dargonesti
  The Dargonesti is a fantasy novel set in the Dragonlance campaign series and is part of the Lost Histories.-Plot summary:The book begins with a Qualinesti princess, Vixa, and some forces sent on the Evenstar to rescue an elven ambassador escaping from the advancing Ergothian army. However, a white...
  
  , TSR, 1995.
• Nemesis, Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
• Children of the Plains, Wizards of the Coast (WotC), 2000.
• Brother of the Dragon, WotC, 2001.
• Sister of the Sword, WotC, 2002.
• A Warrior's Journey, WotC, 2003.
• The Middle of Nowhere, WotC, 2003.
• The Wizard's Fate, WotC, 2004.
• A Hero's Justice, WotC, 2004.
• Sanctuary, WotC, 2005.
• Alliances, WotC, 2006.
• Destiny, WotC, 2007.
• Joan of Arc Warrior Saint of France, Enslow Publications, 2007.

External links

• http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/bio/PaulbThompson
• http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/dl/thompsoncookap2004