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Richard A. Knaak

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http://www.goodreads.com/RichardKnaak

born

May 28, 1961 in Chicago, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.richardaknaak.com/INTRO.html

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

influences

Andre Norton, Roger Zelazny, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edgar Allan Poe, Ch...more

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May 2009

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Richard A. Knaak is the bestselling author of Dragonlance novels, Dragonrealm (his own creation), six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and six works in the Warcraft universe. He has also written five non-series fantasy books.

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Richard A. Knaak's Blog

Dragon Mound now available for the Nook for only $7.64!

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Published on May 22, 2012 01:57 • 15 views • Tags: dragon-mound, ebook, fantasy, kindle, knaak, knights, nook, wizards

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Books by Richard A. Knaak

Average rating: 3.70 · 24,041 ratings · 615 reviews · 85 distinct works

	The Legend of Huma (Dragonlance: Heroes, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,469 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Kaz the Minotaur (Dragonlance: Heroes, #4; Heroes II, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 1,735 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Well of Eternity (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,140 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Day of the Dragon (WarCraft, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 1,152 ratings — published 2001 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Demon Soul (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 966 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Sundering (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 930 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Land of the Minotaurs (Dragonlance: Lost Histories, #4) 3.71 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Legacy of Blood (Diablo, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Stormrage (World of Warcraft, #7) 3.38 avg rating — 451 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Dragon Hunt (WarCraft: The Sunwell Trilogy, #1) by Richard A. Knaak (Goodreads Author), Kim Jae-Hwan 3.34 avg rating — 414 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	My rating:

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Series by Richard A. Knaak

War of the Ancients Trilogy (4 books)
by Richard A. Knaak (Goodreads Author)

3.92 avg rating — 3,291 ratings

WarCraft: The Sunwell Trilogy (3 books)
by Richard A. Knaak (Goodreads Author), Kim Jae-Hwan

3.45 avg rating — 1,035 ratings

Dragonrealm (7 books)
by Richard A. Knaak (Goodreads Author)

3.72 avg rating — 830 ratings

Dragonlance: The Minotaur Wars (3 books)
by Richard A. Knaak (Goodreads Author)

3.85 avg rating — 719 ratings

Diablo: The Sin War (3 books)
by Richard A. Knaak (Goodreads Author)

3.75 avg rating — 476 ratings

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December 2009, Richard A. Knaak
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? RK: full of pictures , music and words SS: What is your motto or maxim? RK: " why Angels can fly ? Because they take themselves so lightly " What Readers want to know... SS: How would ..." ...More

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Richard A. Knaak wrote a new blog post: Dragon Mound now available for the Nook for only $7.64! Dragon Mound now available for the Nook for only $7.64! Please check it out! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/drago... read more »
May 22, 2012 01:57am · like
Richard Knaak made a comment in the group Dragonlance — Legend of Huma and other ebooks! topic "Pleased to announce that at this point, all my DL novels are available in ebook form! I hope you enjoy them! "
May 18, 2012 01:20am
Richard Knaak made a comment in the group Fantasy Book Club — C.J. Cherryh topic "I think the Foreigner series is my favorite, though I've enjoyed many of her books. I'm glad she keeps returning to that world, even if I haven't had...more "
May 11, 2012 02:24am
Richard Knaak made a comment in the group Dragonlance — Author Checking In topic "Well, even the Citadel is now out in ebook! Also, although it's not Dragonlance, I hope some of you will now try Dragon Mound, out for the Kindle at $...more "
May 10, 2012 09:46pm
Richard Knaak made a comment on ALBINO is up on Amazon!: "Congrats! "
May 05, 2012 03:40pm
Richard Knaak liked E.J. Dabel's blog post: ALBINO is up on Amazon! " Albino is up on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/Albino-ebook/dp/B007ZFRGG4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1336174922&sr=1-1" ...read it »
May 05, 2012 03:39pm
Richard Knaak liked Brad's review of The Legend of Huma: " One of my first and favorite fantasy books. The protagonist really grows as a character as the book goes on, while keeping core values and beliefs the whole way through. A great book overall "
May 05, 2012 02:13am · see review
Richard Knaak liked C Sennett's review of The Legend of Huma: " This book had me close to tears at high school. It was such an epic read and I really identified with the character in it. A great read indeed, - go Huma go and Kaz rocked as well. It was indulgent and really something at that time I could get to gr... " Read more of this review »
May 05, 2012 02:12am · see review
Richard Knaak joined the Amazon Kindle group.
May 04, 2012 08:58pm · see group
Richard Knaak made a comment on The Well of Eternity (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, #1) — From the Author "Thank you to all of you who've enjoyed the trilogy! I hope you'll come visit my Goodreads page and say hello! (or do so here) :) Best Richard A. Knaak "
May 03, 2012 01:53am

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Quotes by Richard A. Knaak

“It is as if we are trapped in a never-ending game, our lives hinging on the roll of a dice or the turn of a card. ”
― Richard A. Knaak, Night of the Dragon

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“I am a knight of Solamnia. I am the hand of Paladine, of Kiri-Jolith and of Habbakuk on this world. You are on Krynn. You are mine, Queen of Darkness.”
― Richard A. Knaak, The Legend of Huma

tags: dragonlance

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“It's often the most frightened of folk who do the greatest deeds.”
― Richard A. Knaak

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“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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