Douglas Niles

Douglas Niles
Douglas Niles at Lucca Comics & Games 2018
Douglas Niles at Lucca Comics & Games 2018
BornDouglas Niles
(1954-12-01) December 1, 1954 (age 69)
Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationGame designer, novelist
GenreRole-playing games
SpouseChristine Schroeder Niles

Douglas Niles (born December 1, 1954, in Brookfield, Wisconsin[1]) is a fantasy author[2] and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, the Star Frontiers space opera setting and the Top Secret S/I espionage role-playing game.

  1. ^ "TSR Profiles". Dragon (#108). Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: TSR, Inc.: 66 April 1986.
  2. ^ Buker, Derek M. (2002). The science fiction and fantasy readers' advisory: the librarian's guide to cyborgs, aliens, and sorcerers. ALA readers' advisory series. ALA Editions. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-8389-0831-4.