Michael A. Stackpole

Michael A. Stackpole
Stackpole at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon
Stackpole at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon
Born (1957-11-27) November 27, 1957 (age 66)
Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationWriter, game designer
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Vermont (BA)
Period1977-
GenreRole-playing games, video games, fantasy, science fiction novels

Michael Austin Stackpole (born November 27, 1957)[1] is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont. He has a BA in history from the University of Vermont. From 1977 on, he worked as a designer of role-playing games for various gaming companies, and wrote dozens of magazine articles with limited distribution within the industry. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

  1. ^ Stackpole, Michael. "Michael Stackpole's Myspace Page". Myspace. Retrieved 5 December 2008.