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In 1997 became Managing Editor for Wizards of the Coast Book Publishing, where he’s spent most of his time as the Forgotten Realms novel line editor. He’s edited over seventy novels for TSR and Wizards of the Coast, and helped launch the Greyhawk®, Dark Matter®, Star*Drive®, and Dungeons & Dragons® novel lines while making time to write books, the occasional short story, and even a screenplay or two. | In 1997 became Managing Editor for Wizards of the Coast Book Publishing, where he’s spent most of his time as the Forgotten Realms novel line editor. He’s edited over seventy novels for TSR and Wizards of the Coast, and helped launch the Greyhawk®, Dark Matter®, Star*Drive®, and Dungeons & Dragons® novel lines while making time to write books, the occasional short story, and even a screenplay or two. | ||
| − | He wrote ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'', a novelization of the computer game. He continues to write novels for the Forgotten Realms line, and edit books for | + | He wrote ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'', a novelization of the computer game. He continues to write novels for the Forgotten Realms line, and edit books for Wizards of the Coast. |
== External Link == | == External Link == | ||
*[http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=3255 Pen & Paper RPG database entry] | *[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. | *[http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=PhilAthans Biography] at Wizards of the Coast. | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Philip Athans]] | *[[Wikipedia:Philip Athans]] | ||
| + | *[http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Philip_Athans Forgotten Realms Wiki] | ||
[[Category: Authors|Athans, Philip]] | [[Category: Authors|Athans, Philip]] | ||
[[Category: HIWG]] | [[Category: HIWG]] | ||
Revision as of 17:56, 12 February 2007
Philip Athan (b. 1964) is a author, screenwriter, and avid roleplayer.
He graduated from film school in 1985 and started small circulation literary magazine called Alternative Fiction & Poetry.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was a member of HIWG and worked with Michael R. Mikesh on the Core Sector data.
In 1997 became Managing Editor for Wizards of the Coast Book Publishing, where he’s spent most of his time as the Forgotten Realms novel line editor. He’s edited over seventy novels for TSR and Wizards of the Coast, and helped launch the Greyhawk®, Dark Matter®, Star*Drive®, and Dungeons & Dragons® novel lines while making time to write books, the occasional short story, and even a screenplay or two.
He wrote Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, a novelization of the computer game. He continues to write novels for the Forgotten Realms line, and edit books for Wizards of the Coast.
External Link
- Pen & Paper RPG database entry
- Biography at Wizards of the Coast.
- Wikipedia:Philip Athans
- Forgotten Realms Wiki