Tracy Hickman
Encyclopedia
Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author
, best known for his work on Dragonlance
as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis
, while he worked for TSR
. He married Laura Curtis in 1977, and together they have four children.
, on November 26, 1955, where he grew up. He graduated from Provo High School
in 1974, where his major interests were in drama, music, and Air Force JROTC. In 1975, Hickman began two years of service as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His initial posting was for six months in Hawaii before his visa was approved, and he moved on to Indonesia
. There, he served as a missionary in Surabaya, Djakarta, and the mountain city of Bandung before leaving in 1977.
Hickman married his high school sweetheart, Laura Curtis, in 1977, within four months of his return to the United States. They are the parents of four children: Angel, Curtis, Tasha, and Jarod. Laura Hickman was the inspiration for Laurana Kanan.
He eventually attended Brigham Young University
. Hickman has worked as a supermarket stockboy, a movie projectionist, a theater manager, a glass worker, a television assistant director, and a drill press operator in a genealogy center.
Tracy and Laura wrote the original versions of the modules Rahasia
and Pharaoh together, and privately published them. In 1981, Tracy went into business, but his associate left the Hickmans with $30,000 in bad checks to cover. Driven into bankruptcy, Tracy sent Rahasia and Pharaoh to TSR
, “literally so that I could buy shoes for my children”. TSR wanted the modules, but hired Tracy as well: “They said it would be easier to publish my adventures if I was part of the company. So, we made the move from Utah to Wisconsin. It was a terrifying experience. We had no money. My parents begged us not to venture into such foreign territory to pursue such a bizarre career. My father wrote that there was a secure job as a fry cook in Flagstaff
(where my parents were living), and he pleaded with me to come take it.”
. Hickman's proposal, code-named Project Overlord, was the Dragonlance Chronicles, which led to his association with Margaret Weis
. This was the first project TSR had undertaken that would include adult novels as well as games, calendars, and other spin-off products. The original Drangonlance team was formed under Hickman's leadership. "Project Overlord" began as a novel and three modules, and beginning in 1985 grew into the first Dragonlance trilogy (by Weis and Hickman) and 15 companion modules. By 1987, the successful Dragonlance project had sold two million books and a half million adventure modules.
Hickman left TSR in 1987, and in all wrote over 30 novels in collaboration with Weis. Hickman and Weis also wrote the Darksword trilogy, the Death Gate Cycle, and the Sovereign Stone
trilogy. Hickman was the solo author of Requiem of Stars and The Immortals
in 1996. Of The Immortals, a near-future cautionary tale about AIDS concentration camps in Utah, Hickman said: "I was absolutely driven to write that book. I was able to say many things that I felt strongly about and still do. It is perhaps my finest work." As of 1998, Hickman lived with his wife and four children in St. George, Utah
.
For the Starshield
Project, Hickman and Weis produced the Del Rey Books published novels Sentinels (later retitled Mantle of Kendis-Dai) and Nightsword, and Hickman wrote a story for Dragon #250 called "Dedrak’s Quest". Hickman commented on this setting, "Starshield is a universe where a society of dragons can confront blaster-armed spacemen or wizards wielding magic staves with computer targeting", and said that the Starshield Project "grew out of my desire to share the creation process with all our fans. Many of the ideas, worlds, and creations submitted by our citizens find their way into our novels. Everyone whose material is used gets credit and a chance to participate in profits from online sales of their adventures." According to Hickman, Starshield's ultimate purpose, and his biggest dream, was to finance a permanent colony on Mars by the year 2010: "Whether we make it to Mars may not be as important as that we honestly, courageously tried." Readers were also able to use Hickman's website to freely download both the first novel in the series, and the Starshield roleplaying game.
The Hickmans have been publishing game designs together for over twenty-five years including the popular and innovative Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Ravenloft module
in 1983. Says Hickman of the original module, and its 1986 sequel Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill, "I still believe the original Ravenloft modules were perhaps the best that ever had my name on them." They published their first joint novel, Mystic Warrior, in 2004. Tracy and Laura have been producing their DragonHearth
podcast
since December 2005.
Hickman announced starting two new fantasy series: one being the six-book 'Dragonships' series with his long-time writing partner Margaret Weis and the other the three-book 'Drakis' series with his wife, Laura.
In 1999 Pyramid
magazine named Tracy Hickman as one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons "at least in the realm of adventure gaming." The magazine stated that Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre." Hickman was inducted into the Origins
Hall of Fame in 2002, recognized in part for "one game line turned literary sensation: Dragonlance
."
Hickman wrote the screenplay for, produced and edited the first science-fiction film shot in space, 'Apogee of Fear
'.
In 2009, Hickman released XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery
, a guide to DMing based on his years of experience in the trade. Written with his son Curtis Hickman and illustrated by online comic artist Howard Tayler
, the book calls itself the 'cure for the common game.'
In 2010, Tracy and Laura Hickman launched a direct to internet serialized fantasy series, "Dragon's Bard" which introduced the concept of 'novel as souvenir' where subscribers would download periodical ebook chapters as the book was written and then receive a copy of the physical book upon the completion of the subscription. Hickman called the concept 'web like the Dickens' after its merging of 19th century literature
serial techniques
with modern internet distribution.
On his personal website, Hickman states that he remains a Mormon, and resides in South Jordan, Utah
.
1 (co-author Margaret Weis)
2 (co-author Laura Hickman)
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, best known for his work on 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...
as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis
Margaret Weis
Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...
, while he worked for TSR
TSR, Inc.
Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
. He married Laura Curtis in 1977, and together they have four children.
Early life
Tracy Hickman was born in Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, on November 26, 1955, where he grew up. He graduated from Provo High School
Provo High School
Provo High School is a public secondary school located in Provo, Utah. It is one of the schools in the Provo District. It is part of the Provo City School District, and is the oldest existent secondary school in the city...
in 1974, where his major interests were in drama, music, and Air Force JROTC. In 1975, Hickman began two years of service as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His initial posting was for six months in Hawaii before his visa was approved, and he moved on to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. There, he served as a missionary in Surabaya, Djakarta, and the mountain city of Bandung before leaving in 1977.
Hickman married his high school sweetheart, Laura Curtis, in 1977, within four months of his return to the United States. They are the parents of four children: Angel, Curtis, Tasha, and Jarod. Laura Hickman was the inspiration for Laurana Kanan.
He eventually attended Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
. Hickman has worked as a supermarket stockboy, a movie projectionist, a theater manager, a glass worker, a television assistant director, and a drill press operator in a genealogy center.
Tracy and Laura wrote the original versions of the modules Rahasia
Rahasia
Rahasia is an adventure module published by TSR, Inc. in 1984, for the Basic Set rules of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation is TSR 9115...
and Pharaoh together, and privately published them. In 1981, Tracy went into business, but his associate left the Hickmans with $30,000 in bad checks to cover. Driven into bankruptcy, Tracy sent Rahasia and Pharaoh to TSR
TSR, Inc.
Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
, “literally so that I could buy shoes for my children”. TSR wanted the modules, but hired Tracy as well: “They said it would be easier to publish my adventures if I was part of the company. So, we made the move from Utah to Wisconsin. It was a terrifying experience. We had no money. My parents begged us not to venture into such foreign territory to pursue such a bizarre career. My father wrote that there was a secure job as a fry cook in Flagstaff
Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2010, the city's population was 65,870. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was at 134,421 in 2010. It is the county seat of Coconino County...
(where my parents were living), and he pleaded with me to come take it.”
Career
Hickman came to TSR in 1982, and soon thereafter management announced the intention to develop a series of role-playing adventures based on dragonsDragon (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game , dragons are an iconic type of monstrous creature used as adversaries or, less commonly, allies of player characters...
. Hickman's proposal, code-named Project Overlord, was the Dragonlance Chronicles, which led to his association with Margaret Weis
Margaret Weis
Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...
. This was the first project TSR had undertaken that would include adult novels as well as games, calendars, and other spin-off products. The original Drangonlance team was formed under Hickman's leadership. "Project Overlord" began as a novel and three modules, and beginning in 1985 grew into the first Dragonlance trilogy (by Weis and Hickman) and 15 companion modules. By 1987, the successful Dragonlance project had sold two million books and a half million adventure modules.
Hickman left TSR in 1987, and in all wrote over 30 novels in collaboration with Weis. Hickman and Weis also wrote the Darksword trilogy, the Death Gate Cycle, and the Sovereign Stone
Sovereign Stone
The Sovereign Stone series is a trilogy of novels as well as a Role-playing game set in the same universe. Both the books and the game were primarily written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.-Novels:The novels are:*Well Of Darkness...
trilogy. Hickman was the solo author of Requiem of Stars and The Immortals
The Immortals (novel)
The Immortals by Tracy Hickman is a science fiction novel originally published in hardcover by Roc. The novel describes a future America in which a virus similar to AIDS has panicked the U.S. government into setting up internment camps to contain the sufferers...
in 1996. Of The Immortals, a near-future cautionary tale about AIDS concentration camps in Utah, Hickman said: "I was absolutely driven to write that book. I was able to say many things that I felt strongly about and still do. It is perhaps my finest work." As of 1998, Hickman lived with his wife and four children in St. George, Utah
St. George, Utah
St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles ...
.
For the Starshield
Starshield
- Background :Begun as a series of galactic fantasy novels written by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis, the Starshield project was envisioned to spin off a tabletop roleplaying game and an online strategy game...
Project, Hickman and Weis produced the Del Rey Books published novels Sentinels (later retitled Mantle of Kendis-Dai) and Nightsword, and Hickman wrote a story for Dragon #250 called "Dedrak’s Quest". Hickman commented on this setting, "Starshield is a universe where a society of dragons can confront blaster-armed spacemen or wizards wielding magic staves with computer targeting", and said that the Starshield Project "grew out of my desire to share the creation process with all our fans. Many of the ideas, worlds, and creations submitted by our citizens find their way into our novels. Everyone whose material is used gets credit and a chance to participate in profits from online sales of their adventures." According to Hickman, Starshield's ultimate purpose, and his biggest dream, was to finance a permanent colony on Mars by the year 2010: "Whether we make it to Mars may not be as important as that we honestly, courageously tried." Readers were also able to use Hickman's website to freely download both the first novel in the series, and the Starshield roleplaying game.
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
Ravenloft module
Ravenloft (D&D module)
Ravenloft is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The American game publishing company TSR, Inc. released it as a standalone adventure booklet in 1983 for use with the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. It was written by Tracy and Laura Hickman,...
in 1983. Says Hickman of the original module, and its 1986 sequel Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill, "I still believe the original Ravenloft modules were perhaps the best that ever had my name on them." They published their first joint novel, Mystic Warrior, in 2004. Tracy and Laura have been producing their DragonHearth
DragonHearth
Dragonhearth, is a podcast produced by and featuring the voice talents of husband and wife fantasy authors Tracy and Laura Hickman. It first debuted in December 2005 with installments appearing monthly."From the worlds between the pages of your favorite book .....
podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
since December 2005.
Hickman announced starting two new fantasy series: one being the six-book 'Dragonships' series with his long-time writing partner Margaret Weis and the other the three-book 'Drakis' series with his wife, Laura.
In 1999 Pyramid
Pyramid (magazine)
Pyramid is a gaming magazine, publishing articles primarily on role-playing games, but including board games, card games, and other sorts of games. It began life in 1993 as a print publication of Steve Jackson Games for its first 30 issues, though it has been published on the Internet since March...
magazine named Tracy Hickman as one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons "at least in the realm of adventure gaming." The magazine stated that Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre." Hickman was inducted into the Origins
Origins Award
The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.The Origins Award is commonly...
Hall of Fame in 2002, recognized in part for "one game line turned literary sensation: 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...
."
Hickman wrote the screenplay for, produced and edited the first science-fiction film shot in space, 'Apogee of Fear
Apogee of Fear
Apogee of Fear is an unreleased science-fiction narrative motion picture made in space. Filmed by Richard Garriott from a script and production elements he contracted from fantasy novelist Tracy Hickman, the film's principal photography was accomplished during Garriott's time aboard the...
'.
In 2009, Hickman released XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery
XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery
XDM: X-treme Dungeon Mastery is a role-playing game book by American writers Tracy Hickman and Curtis Hickman. It is illustrated by Howard Tayler....
, a guide to DMing based on his years of experience in the trade. Written with his son Curtis Hickman and illustrated by online comic artist Howard Tayler
Howard Tayler
Howard V. Tayler is the award-winning creator of the hugely successful webcomic Schlock Mercenary. He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University...
, the book calls itself the 'cure for the common game.'
In 2010, Tracy and Laura Hickman launched a direct to internet serialized fantasy series, "Dragon's Bard" which introduced the concept of 'novel as souvenir' where subscribers would download periodical ebook chapters as the book was written and then receive a copy of the physical book upon the completion of the subscription. Hickman called the concept 'web like the Dickens' after its merging of 19th century literature
19th century in literature
See also: 19th century in poetry, 18th century in literature, other events of the 19th century, 20th century in literature, list of years in literature....
serial techniques
Serial (literature)
In literature, a serial is a publishing format by which a single large work, most often a work of narrative fiction, is presented in contiguous installments—also known as numbers, parts, or fascicles—either issued as separate publications or appearing in sequential issues of a single periodical...
with modern internet distribution.
On his personal website, Hickman states that he remains a Mormon, and resides in South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan is a city in the U.S. state of Utah. The city lies in the Salt Lake Valley between the peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains and is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area...
.
Dragonlance
- Chronicles:
- Dragons of Autumn TwilightDragons of Autumn TwilightDragons of Autumn Twilight is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a series of Dungeons & Dragons game modules...
1 (1984) - Dragons of Winter NightDragons of Winter NightDragons of Winter Night is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dungeons & Dragons gaming modules. It is the second book in the Chronicles Trilogy, preceded by Dragons of Autumn Twilight and followed by Dragons of Spring Dawning. It was the second Dragonlance novel,...
1 (1985) - Dragons of Spring DawningDragons of Spring DawningDragons of Spring Dawning is the third book in the Dragonlance Chronicles series, written by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis. It continues events from Dragons of Winter Night and sets up the premise of the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, also written by Weis and Hickman-Publication history:Originally...
1 (1985)
- Dragons of Autumn Twilight
- LegendsDragonlance LegendsThe Dragonlance Legends are a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which take place in the Dragonlance setting. This series is the sequel to the Dragonlance Chronicles, and explores the lives of Raistlin and Caramon...
:- Time of the TwinsTime of the TwinsTime of the Twins is a fantasy novel in the Dragonlance series written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is the beginning of the Dragonlance Legends Trilogy, a series detailing the journey of fictional twins, the warrior Caramon Majere and the mage Raistlin Majere, along with the cleric...
1 (1986) - War of the TwinsWar of the TwinsWar of the Twins is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, in the Dragonlance series of novels. It is the second novel in the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, a series detailing the journey of the fiction twins Raistlin Majere and Caramon Majere, along with Crysania and Tasslehoff Burrfoot...
1 (1986) - Test of the TwinsTest of the TwinsTest of the Twins is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is the third and final book in the Dragonlance Legends, which along with the Dragonlance Chronicles are considered the core Dragonlance novels...
1 (1986)
- Time of the Twins
- The Second GenerationThe Second GenerationThe Second Generation is a collection of five novellas in the fantasy genre by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is part of the Dragonlance series.-Plot introduction:...
1 (1995) - Dragons of Summer FlameDragons of Summer FlameDragons of Summer Flame is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The events of this novel follow the fictional Chaos War.-Publication history:...
1 (1996)
- The War of Souls:
- Dragons of a Fallen SunDragons of a Fallen SunDragons of Fallen Sun is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is the first novel published in the War of Souls trilogy and part of the large Dragonlance series.-Summary:...
1 (2000) (Winner of the 2000 Origins Award for Best Game-Related Novel ) - Dragons of a Lost StarDragons of a Lost StarDragons of Lost Star is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is the second novel published in the War of Souls trilogy and part of the large Dragonlance series.-Plot summary:...
1 (2001) - Dragons of a Vanished MoonDragons of a Vanished MoonDragons of a Vanished Moon is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.-Plot summary:The book starts out with Palin Majere and Dalamar trapped inside the Tower of High Sorcery trying to find a way out....
1 (2002)
- Dragons of a Fallen Sun
- The Lost Chronicles:
- Dragons of the Dwarven DepthsDragons of the Dwarven DepthsDragons of the Dwarven Depths is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting. It is the beginning of the Lost Chronicles trilogy, designed to "fill-in" the gaps in the storyline between the books in the Chronicles trilogy...
1 (2006) - Dragons of the Highlord SkiesDragons of the Highlord SkiesDragons of the Highlord Skies is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting. It is the second of the Lost Chronicles trilogy, designed to "fill-in" the gaps in the storyline between the books in the Chronicles trilogy...
1 (2007) - Dragons of the Hourglass MageDragons of the Hourglass MageDragons of the Hourglass Mage is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting. It is the third installment in the Lost Chronicles trilogy, which occurs between the storyline of the individual books of , which compose the Chronicles trilogy...
1 (2009)
- Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
Darksword
- Forging the Darksword 1 (1987)
- Doom of the Darksword 1 (1988)
- Triumph of the Darksword 1 (1988)
- Legacy of the Darksword 1 (1997)
Rose of the Prophet
- The Will of the Wanderer 1 (1988)
- Paladin of the Night 1 (1989)
- The Prophet of Akhran 1 (1989)
Death Gate Cycle
- Dragon Wing 1 (1990)
- Elven Star 1 (1991)
- Fire Sea 1 (1992)
- Serpent Mage 1 (1993)
- The Hand of Chaos 1 (1993)
- Into the Labyrinth 1 (1994)
- The Seventh Gate 1 (1995)
Songs of the Stellar Wind
- Requiem of the Stars (1996)
Starshield
- Starshield: Sentinels 1 (1996)
- Nightsword 1 (1998)
Sovereign Stone
- Well of Darkness 1 (2000)
- Guardians of the Lost 1 (2001)
- Journey into the Void 1 (2003)
Bronze Canticles
- Mystic Warrior 2 (2004)
- Mystic Quest 2 (2005)
- Mystic Empire 2 (2006)
Dragonships of Vindras
- Bones of the DragonBones of the DragonBones of the Dragon is the first book in the new series Dragonships written by the fantasy duo of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It was released in hardcover on January 6, 2009.-Book One: The Ogres:...
1 (2009) - Secret of the Dragon 1 (March 2010)
- Rage of the Dragon 1 (April 2012)
- Dragonships 4 (working title) 1 (TBA)
- Dragonships 5 (working title) 1 (TBA)
- Dragonships 6 (working title) 1 (TBA)
The Annals of Drakis
- Song of the Dragon 2 (Jul 2010)
- Citadels of the Lost 2 (Jul 2011)
- Blood of the Empire 2 (TBA)
Other novels
- The ImmortalsThe Immortals (novel)The Immortals by Tracy Hickman is a science fiction novel originally published in hardcover by Roc. The novel describes a future America in which a virus similar to AIDS has panicked the U.S. government into setting up internment camps to contain the sufferers...
(1996) - Starcraft: Speed of Darkness (2002)
1 (co-author Margaret Weis)
2 (co-author Laura Hickman)
External links
- Hickman's official website
- Dragon's Bard website.
- DragonHearth podcast site.
- Interview with Tracy Hickman