Editing Philip Athans

'''Philip Athans''' (b. 1964) is the founding partner of [http://www.athansassociates.com/ Athans & Associates Creative Consulting], and the ''New York Times'' best-selling author of [http://www.amazon.com/Annihilation-R-Salvatores-Spider-Forgotten/dp/0786937521/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279470506&sr=1-3 Annihilation] and a dozen other fantasy and horror books including [http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Writing-Fantasy-Science-Fiction/dp/1440501459/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279470506&sr=1-2 The Guide to Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction] and the recently-released [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005P3AMUU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=fantauthshand-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B005P3AMUU The Haunting of Dragon’s Cliff] and [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006IU9A7A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=fantauthshand-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006IU9A7A Tales From The Fathomless Abyss]. 

== Description (Biography) ==
Born in Rochester, New York he grew up in suburban Chicago, where he published the literary magazine Alternative Fiction & Poetry. His blog, [http://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/ Fantasy Author’s Handbook], is updated every Tuesday, and you can follow him on Twitter [http://twitter.com/PhilAthans @PhilAthans]. He makes his home in the foothills of the Washington Cascades, east of Seattle.

=== External Links ===
This person has the following external links available:
* [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=3255 Pen & Paper RPG database entry]
* [http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=PhilAthans Biography] at Wizards of the Coast.
* [[Wikipedia:Philip Athans]]
* [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Philip_Athans Forgotten Realms Wiki]

== History & Background (Dossier) ==
He is currently working with [[Marc Miller]] of [[Far Future Enterprises]] to create a line of Traveller novels for the upcoming release of Traveller 5.
* During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was a member of [[HIWG]] and worked with [[Michael R. Mikesh]] on the [[Core Sector]] data.

=== Traveller RPG Wiki Participation ===
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=== Bibliography-Ludography (Published Products) ===
This person has authored, contributed, playtested, or otherwise participated in the publication of the following products: 
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== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
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|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
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