
Richard A. Knaak is an American author of fantasy novels. He is the creator of the Dragonrealm series, but has also has written novels for the Dragonlance, Diablo, Warcraft and Age of Conan series. Knaak studied chemistry and rhetoric at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning his Bachelor’s degree in 1984. Following that, he worked in warehouse, wrote resumes and worked as an office clerk before becoming a full-time writer in 1988. Knaak became interested in science fiction and fantasy after reading Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton, while he counts Roger Zelazny, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Edgar Allan Poe as his influences and Robert E. Howard, Glen Cook, Harry Turtledove, Laurell K. Hamilton, Harry Harrison and Robert J. Sawyer as some of his favourites. He splits his time living between Illinois and Arkansas.
Richard A. Knaak became a published novelist in 1988 with the Dragonlance novel The Legend of Huma. Below is a list of Richard A. Knaak’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Dragonrealm Books
Publication Order of Dragonlance: Heroes Books
Publication Order of Dragonrealm: Origin of Dragonrealm Books
Publication Order of Dragonlance: Tales II Books
Publication Order of City of Shadows Trilogy Books
Publication Order of Dragonlance: Lost Histories Books
Publication Order of Dragonlance: Chaos War Books
Publication Order of Shattered Light Books
Publication Order of World of Warcraft Books
Publication Order of Diablo Books
Publication Order of Dragonlance: Minotaur Wars Books
Publication Order of Warcraft: War Of The Ancients Books
Publication Order of WarCraft: The Sunwell Trilogy Books
(with Kim Jae-Hwan)
Publication Order of Age of Conan Books
Publication Order of Age Of Conan: A Soldier's Quest Books
Publication Order of Diablo: The Sin War Books
Publication Order of Dragonlance: Ogre Titans Books
Publication Order of Legends of the Dragonrealm Books
Publication Order of Knight in Shadow Books
Publication Order of Dragonrealm: The Turning War Books
Publication Order of World Of Warcraft: Dawn Of The Aspects Books
Publication Order of Black City Saint Books
Publication Order of Rex Draconis Books
Publication Order of Shadows of the Dragon Moon Books
Publication Order of The Dragon Throne Books
Publication Order of Rex Draconis: Of Dragon's Blood Books
Publication Order of Dragonlance Universe Books
Publication Order of Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales Books
Publication Order of The Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons Books
(with James Lowder)
Publication Order of Minotaur Tales Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Publication Order of Dragonlance: Classics Books
Publication Order of Dragonlance Graphic Novels
Publication Order of Dragonlance: Heroes II Books
Notes: The novel Beastmaster: Myth was written with Sylvio Tabet. The Dragonlance: Tales II series was written with Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis and Michael Williams. Warcraft: Dragons of Outland, Volume 1 and Ghostlands were written with Jae-Hwan Kim.
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Richard A. Knaak Synopsis:L Kaz the Minotaur by Richard A. Knaak is part of the Dragonlance series. After the defeat of the Dark Queen and the death of Huma Dragonbane, the most famous of the Knights of Solamnia, Kaz, the renegade minotaur, wanders throughout Krynn, telling the true tale of the land’s most legendary hero, stalked by his enemies – a haunted soul, an outcast, a hero. But when Kaz learns about the rumors of evil incidents, he returns to warn the Knights of Solamnia – and is sent deep into a dark nightmare of magic, danger and deja-vu.