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Drew Karpyshyn is a Canadian author and game designer. After working at a credit union for some time, he eventually became a game developer. He joined BioWare towards the end of the Baldur's Gate series, and wrote the tie-in novel for Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. He stayed with BioWare, where he worked on Neverwinter Nights, and became the Senior Writer on the critically acclaimed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

This Star Wars connection gave him the opportunity to write Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, his first hardcover. Karpyshyn still works for BioWare where he is the lead writer for the Mass Effect series.

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	Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 20,660 ratings — published 2006 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 15,884 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 14,092 ratings — published 2009 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revan (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 13,931 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mass Effect: Revelation (Mass Effect, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 10,477 ratings — published 2007 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mass Effect: Ascension (Mass Effect, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 6,913 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mass Effect: Retribution (Mass Effect, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 5,550 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Annihilation (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 4,727 ratings — published 2012 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star Wars, The Darth Bane Series: Path of Destruction, Rule of Two, Dynasty of Evil 4.53 avg rating — 1,799 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Fire (The Chaos Born, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 957 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Drew Karpyshyn answered Sarah's question: Would you consider writing a star wars book with the new contemporary setting that all the star wars books are coming out with now? or do you prefer writing in the old republic? I do enjoy writing in the Old Republic; obviously I'm comfortable there, and I feel there is more artistic freedom, since you aren't as closely tied to the films. However, it would be fun to try something tied in with the current timeline... assuming See Full Answer
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Drew Karpyshyn liked Beau's review of The Scorched Earth: Children of Fire: "This was great! I'm really liking the magic system and how everything is coming together. I don't really like orath, and I kind of wish daemron would actually do something for once. But all in all this looks to be a great series continuing on :)"
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“Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead.”
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“Two there shall be; no more, no less. One to embody the dark side, the other to crave it.”
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“Honor is for the living. Dead is dead.”
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