Aaron Allston | |
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 Aaron Allston in 2005. | |
| Born | December 8, 1960 Corsicana, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 2014 (aged 53) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery (Corsicana, Texas) |
| Occupation | Writer, game designer |
| Genre | Tabletop role-playing games, fantasy, science fiction |
Aaron Dale Allston (December 8, 1960 – February 27, 2014) was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels.[1] His works as a game designer include game supplements for role-playing games, several of which served to establish the basis for products and subsequent development of TSR's Dungeons & Dragons game setting Mystara. His later works as a novelist include those of the X-Wing series: Wraith Squadron, Iron Fist, Solo Command, Starfighters of Adumar, and Mercy Kill. He wrote 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, and three of the nine Fate of the Jedi novels: Outcast, Backlash, and Conviction.
- ^ Edward Nawotka (April 24, 2008). "Nebula Awards puts Austin and Texas writers at center of science fiction world". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009.