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Richard A. Knaak

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in Chicago, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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

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Average rating: 3.92 · 139,532 ratings · 3,741 reviews · 283 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Legend of Huma (Dragonlance: Heroes, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 20,053 ratings — published 1988 — 39 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
	The Well of Eternity (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 8,620 ratings — published 2004	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
	Day of the Dragon (WarCraft, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 8,722 ratings — published 2001 — 43 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
	Kaz the Minotaur (Dragonlance: Heroes, #4; Heroes II, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 7,816 ratings — published 1990 — 22 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
	The Demon Soul (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 7,043 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
	The Sundering (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 6,758 ratings — published 2005 — 29 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
	Stormrage (World of Warcraft, #7) 3.67 avg rating — 4,532 ratings — published 2010 — 36 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
	Night of the Dragon (World of Warcraft, #5) 3.78 avg rating — 3,425 ratings — published 2008 — 23 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
	Wolfheart (World of WarCraft, #10) 3.86 avg rating — 3,110 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Legacy of Blood (Diablo, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 3,144 ratings — published 2001 — 30 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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JOURNALS OF KAZ POD HARDCOVERS NOW AVAILABLE ON DMSGUILD!

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Series by Richard A. Knaak

Dawn of The Aspects (6 books)
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Richard A. Knaak (Goodreads Author)

4.00 avg rating — 5,890 ratings

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

3.82 avg rating — 4,735 ratings

Legends of the Dragonrealm (9 books)
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Richard A. Knaak (Goodreads Author),

Ciruelo Cabral (Illustrations)

4.14 avg rating — 1,931 ratings

Dragonrealm: Origins (3 books)
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4.04 avg rating — 1,070 ratings

Dragonlance: Ogre Titans (3 books)
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4.14 avg rating — 1,007 ratings

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Richard A. Knaak wrote a new blog post JOURNALS OF KAZ POD HARDCOVERS NOW AVAILABLE ON DMSGUILD! yes, the Print-on-Demand hardcovers of THE JOURNALS OF KAZ: THE LOST COLONY are, indeed, now available for order on DMSGUILD! You can order the standa Read more of this blog post »
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Richard Knaak made a comment on NOW RELEASED! THE JOURNALS OF KAZ THE MINOTAUR: THE LOST COLONY! " The POD hardcovers are now also available at the link! "
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“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.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

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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.”
― Groucho Marx

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message 6: by Anna

Oct 10, 2013 09:21PM

Thank you, Richard!

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message 5: by Nyghtmare

Nov 10, 2010 06:16PM

Hmmm...
Just bored and spamming on everyone's profiles :)

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message 4: by Richard

Sep 10, 2010 12:28AM

Laura wrote: "I loved the Legend Of Huma. It is one of my favorites. I also love your Warcraft books. I read them when I get the chance."

Thank you, Laura! Very much appreciating your kind words!

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message 3: by Nyghtmare

Aug 07, 2010 02:07PM

I loved the Legend Of Huma. It is one of my favorites. I also love your Warcraft books. I read them when I get the chance.

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message 2: by Dorlana

Sep 16, 2009 12:57PM