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| Aaron Allston | |
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 Aaron Allston in 2005. |
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| Born | 1960 Corsicana, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | writer, game designer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genres | role-playing games, fantasy |
Aaron Allston (born 1960 in Corsicana, Texas) is an American novelist of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels.1 His works include those of the X-Wing series: Wraith Squadron, Iron Fist, Solo Command, Starfighters of Adumar. He has also written two entries in the New Jedi Order series: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream, and Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand. Allston wrote three of the nine Legacy of the Force novels: Betrayal, Exile, and Fury.
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Biography
Allston moved all over Texas in his youth and graduated from high school in Denton. Allston moved to Austin in 1979 and attended the University of Texas. He became editor of Space Gamer magazine and by 1983 was a full time freelance game designer. He branched into writing and by the mid 1990s had two novels under his belt.
He began writing on the Star Wars X-Wing series in 1997, when the primary sequence writer Michael Stackpole could not handle the entire workload. Stackpole had worked with Allston in the gaming industry years earlier. In 2006, Allston launched the The Legacy of the Force series with a hardcover entitled Betrayal.
In 2005, Allston made his directorial debut on the independent film Deadbacks, which he also wrote and produced. The project is in post production.
Allston lives in Round Rock, Texas.
Selected bibliography
Doc Sidhe
- Doc Sidhe (1995)
- Sidhe-Devil (2001)
Star Wars
X-Wing
- Wraith Squadron (1998)
- Iron Fist (1998)
- Solo Command (1999)
- Starfighters of Adumar (1999)
The New Jedi Order
- Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream {2002)
- Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand {2002)
Legacy of the Force
Terminator
- Terminator 3 Terminator Dreams (2003)
- Terminator Hunt (2004)
Non-fiction
- Strike Force (1988)
- Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991)
- Complete Ninja's Handbook (1995)
- Champions, Fifth Edition (2002)
External links
- Aaron Allston's Homepage
- Deadbacks Home Page
- Pen & Paper listing for Aaron Allston
- Aaron Allston @ FantasticFiction.co.uk
References
- ^ Nawotka, Edward (2008-04-24). "Nebula Awards puts Austin and Texas writers at center of science fiction world", Dallas Morning News.
- Salamon, Jeff. (May 19, 2005). "So a guy walks into the Mos Eisley cantina . . .". Austin American-Statesman. pp E1, E9.
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