<b>Tracy Hickman</b> has been writing and exploring fantasy and science fiction since the 1970s. Tracy eventually became a <i>New York Times </i> bestselling author (with Margaret Weis) of numerous series such as <i>Dragonlance</i>, the <i>Death Gate Cycle</i>, <i>Darksword</i>, and <i>Rose of the Prophet</i>. Together with his wife Laura, Tracy co-created the <i>Dragonlance</i> and <i>Ravenloft </i>games and, more recently, their own fantasy series, The Bronze Canticles. Tracy and Laura live in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah and have four children.