Guide Note:
Margaret Weis is a fantasy novelist who has been writing since 1984. She is best-known for co-authoring the central books of the Dragonlance series with Tracy Hickman. She also co-authored the popular Rose of the Prophet, Mag Force 7, Sovereign Stone and Draonvarld trilogies.
Weis is currently working with Tracy Hickman on Dragonships, which is a six-book novel series. The Dragonships series is being produced by Tor books, and the first title in the series is scheduled to be released by the end of 2008.
In addition to writing, Weis owns Margaret Weis Productions Ltd., which publishes RPG lines based on Battlestar Galatica, Castlemourn and Serenity. Weis was also the former owner of the publisher of the Dragonlance line of RPG products, Sovereign Press Inc.
Before her writing career began, Weis worked from 1970 to 1983 for Herald Publishing House in Independence, Missouri.
Fast Facts:
- Full Name: Margaret Edith Weis
- Born: March 16, 1948
- Birthplace: Independence, Missouri
- Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Missouri-Columbia
- Lives in a converted barn in southern Wisconsin with three border collies
- Has divorced twice
- Mother of two: David (deceased) and Elizabeth
- Wrote Dark Heart in 1998 with David before he passed away
- Does not read fantasy books
- Successfully underwent chemotherapy for breast cancer in 1993
- One of her favorite stories is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Margaret Weis Quotes:
- "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it."
- "I like working closely with artists. I think that's very important in fantasy and science fiction - the visual aspect of the worlds and the characters."
- "We played bridge in the Student Commons day in and day out. And since it was the '60s, we were involved in protests. I was in a riot once."
