Dan Willis (author)

Dan Willis is an American author of young adult and other fantasy novels in the Dragonlance series created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. He lives in Utah.

Biography

His Dragonlance fantasy novels were his first books published by a major publisher, and his first young adult works as well. All three of his Dragonlance: The New Adventures books are on the accelerated reading list for a junior high school in Utah.
Willis lives in Utah with his wife and four children. In addition to writing, Willis is a web designer and columnist, and a computer programmer.

Novels

Dragonlance: The New Adventures series

Written for readers age 10 and up.The Dragon Well,, September 1, 2004. The Dragon Well was Willis's first young adult novel.Dragon Knight,, May 3, 2005Wizard's Return,, May 9, 2006
The Anvil of Time seriesThe Survivors,, November 4, 2008
The Shattered West seriesThe Flux Engine,, April 16, 2013
Arcane Casebook series

Dead Letter, a prequel to the series, was released in December 2018.

In Plain Sight
Ghost of a Chance
The Long Chain
Mind Games
Limelight
Blood Relations
Capital Murder
''Hostile Takeover''

Short works

"Lake of Death", pp. 127–152, collected in The Search for Power: Dragons from the War of Souls, edited by Margaret Weis,, 2004-05-01

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Critical reception

Dragon Knight, the seventh volume in an eight-volume series, has been described as the best in the series. The Dragon Well was given a 2Q by Geri Diorio of the Voice of Youth Advocates, a professional journal for librarians.