Margaret Weis

Guide Note:

Fantasy novelist Margaret Weis co-authored the central books of the Dragonlance series with Tracy Hickman. The Weis-Hickam duo has also co-authored Rose of the Prophet, Sovereign Stone and Draonvarld. She also co-authored the popular Mag Force 7 with her ex-husband Don Perrin.

Weis is currently working with Tracy Hickman on Dragonships, which is a six-book series published by TOR books.

In addition to writing, Weis owns Margaret Weis Productions Ltd., which publishes RPG lines based on Battlestar Galatica, Castlemourn and Serenity. Weis was also the former owner of the publisher of the Dragonlance line of RPG products, Sovereign Press Inc.

As well as writing, Weis also works as an editor, and has edited a number of books and anthologies alone and with co-author Tracy Hickman.

Fast Facts:

1. Full Name: Margaret Edith Weis
2. Born: March 16, 1948
3. Birthplace: Independence, Missouri
4. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A.)
5. Lives in a converted barn in southern Wisconsin with three border collies
6. Has divorced twice
7. Has two children: David (deceased) and Elizabeth
8. Wrote Dark Heart in 1998 with David before he passed away
9. Co-authored two books with daughter Lizz Baldwin
10. Does not read fantasy books
11. Successfully underwent chemotherapy for breast cancer in 1993
12. One favorite story is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Margaret Weis Quotes:

1. "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it."
2. "I like working closely with artists. I think that's very important in fantasy and science fiction - the visual aspect of the worlds and the characters."
3. "We played bridge in the Student Commons day in and day out. And since it was the '60s, we were involved in protests. I was in a riot once."