Stackpole, Michael A
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author, Game.
(1957- ) US designer of Role Playing Games from around 1978 and author, much of whose work has been related directly or indirectly to his design work, much of it being fantasy. His two main series, however, are Ties to sf universes: the Battletech sequences beginning with Battletech: The Warrior Trilogy, Volume One: En Garde (1988) (for the Wargame, see BattleTech), and the Star Wars sequences beginning with Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (1996) (see Star Wars; Star Wars: X-Wing and other linked entries). Of his fantasy series, of greatest (if somewhat limited) sf interest may be the Age of Discovery sequence beginning with A Secret Atlas (2005), set in after a vast polar Disaster, in an Alternate World where Magic works; and the Crown Colonies sequence beginning with At the Queen's Command (2010), set in a "New World" which glancingly resembles North America, and involving conflicts glancingly evocative of the American Revolutionary War, though with Zombies added to the mix. [JC]
see also: Audiozine.
Michael Austin Stackpole
born Wausau, Wisconsin: 27 November 1957
works
series
Battletech: Warrior
- Battletech: The Warrior Trilogy, Volume One: En Garde (Chicago, Illinois: FASA Corporation, 1988) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: Warrior: pb/]
- Battletech: The Warrior Trilogy, Volume Two: Riposte (Chicago, Illinois: FASA Corporation, 1988) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: Warrior: pb/]
- Battletech: The Warrior Trilogy, Volume Three: Coupe (Chicago, Illinois: FASA Corporation, 1989) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: Warrior: pb/]
Battletech: Blood of Kerensky
- Battletech: Blood of Kerensky, Volume 1: Lethal Heritage (Chicago, Illinois: FASA Corporation, 1990) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: Blood of Kerensky: pb/Les Dorscheid]
- Battletech: Blood of Kerensky, Volume 2: Blood Legacy (Chicago, Illinois: FASA Corporation, 1990) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: Blood of Kerensky: pb/Les Dorscheid]
- Battletech: Blood of Kerensky, Volume 3: Lost Destiny (Chicago, Illinois: FASA Corporation, 1991) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: Blood of Kerensky: pb/Les Dorscheid]
Battletech
- Battletech: Natural Selection (New York: New American Library/Roc, 1992) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: pb/Bruce Jensen]
- Battletech: Assumption of Risk (New York: New American Library/Roc, 1993) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: pb/Boris Vallejo]
- Battletech: Bred for War (New York: New American Library/Roc, 1995) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: pb/Boris Vallejo]
- Battletech: Malicious Intent (New York: New American Library/Roc, 1996) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: pb/Roger Loveless]
- Battletech: Grave Covenant (New York: New American Library/Roc, 1997) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: pb/Roger Loveless]
- Battletech: Prince of Havoc (New York: New American Library/Roc, 1998) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: pb/Roger Loveless]
Battletech: MechWarrior Dark Age
- Battletech: MechWarrior Dark Age: Ghost War (New York: New American Library/Roc, 2002) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: MechWarrior Dark Age: pb/]
- Battletech: MechWarrior Dark Age: Masters of War (New York: New American Library/Roc, 2007) [tie to the series universe: Battletech: MechWarrior Dark Age: pb/]
Dark Conspiracy: Fiddleback Trilogy
- A Gathering Evil (Bloomington, Indiana: GDW Books, 1991) [tie to the Role Playing Game Dark Conspiracy: Dark Conspiracy: Fiddleback Trilogy: pb/Dell Harris]
- Evil Ascending (Bloomington, Indiana: GDW Books, 1991) [tie to the Role Playing Game Dark Conspiracy: Dark Conspiracy: Fiddleback Trilogy: pb/Dell Harris]
- Evil Triumphant (Bloomington, Indiana: GDW Books, 1992) [tie to the Role Playing Game Dark Conspiracy: Dark Conspiracy: Fiddleback Trilogy: pb/Nick Smith]
Star Wars: X-Wing
- Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (New York: Bantam Books, 1996) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: X-Wing: pb/Paul Youll]
- Star Wars: X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble (New York: Bantam Books, 1996) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: X-Wing: pb/Paul Youll]
- Star Wars: X-Wing: The Krytos Trap (New York: Bantam Books, 1996) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: X-Wing: pb/Paul Youll]
- Star Wars: X-Wing: The Bacta War (New York: Bantam Books, 1997) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: X-Wing: pb/Paul Youll]
- Star Wars: X-Wing: Isard's Revenge (New York: Bantam Books, 1999) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: X-Wing: pb/Paul Youll]
Star Wars: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: Jedi Academy: I, Jedi (New York: Bantam Spectra, 1998) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: Jedi Academy: pb/Drew Struzan]
Star Wars: the New Jedi Order
- Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide 1: Onslaught (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2000) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: the New Jedi Order: pb/John Harris]
- Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide 2: Ruin (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey/LucasBooks, 2000) [tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: the New Jedi Order: pb/John Harris]
- Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide (New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2000) [omni of the above two: tie to Star Wars: Star Wars: the New Jedi Order: pb/John Harris]
Realms of Chaos
- A Hero Born (New York: HarperPrism, 1997) [tie to the Videogame: Realms of Chaos: pb/Paul Youll]
- An Enemy Reborn (New York: HarperPrism, 1998) with William F Wu [tie to the Videogame: Realms of Chaos: pb/Paul Youll]
DragonCrown War
- Fortress Draconis (New York: Bantam Spectra, 2000) [DragonCrown War: pb/Ciruelo Cabral]
- When Dragons Rage (New York: Bantam Spectra, 2002) [DragonCrown War: pb/Ciruelo Cabral]
- The Grand Crusade (New York: Bantam Spectra, 2003) [DragonCrown War: pb/Ciruelo Cabral]
Age of Discovery
- A Secret Atlas (New York: Bantam Spectra, 2005) [Age of Discovery: hb/Stephen Youll]
- Cartomancy (New York: Bantam Spectra, 2006) [Age of Discovery: pb/Stephen Youll]
- The New World (New York: Bantam Spectra, 2007) [Age of Discovery: hb/Stephen Youll]
Crown Colonies
- At the Queen's Command (San Francisco, California: Night Shade Books, 2010) [Crown Colonies: pb/Ryan Pancoast]
- Of Limited Loyalty (San Francisco, California: Night Shade Books, 2011) [Crown Colonies: pb/Ryan Pancoast]
Gears of War
- Gears Of War: Ephyra Rising (New York: Titan Books, 2021) [in the Gears of War universe: Gears of War: pb/]
individual titles
- Mutant Chronicles: Dementia (New York: New American Library/Roc, 1994) [contribution to the Shared World sequence: Mutant Chronicles: pb/]
- Once a Hero (New York: Bantam Spectra, 1994) [pb/Kevin Johnson]
- Talion: Revenant (New York: Bantam Spectra, 1997) [pb/Mark Harrison]
- Shadowrun: Wolf and Raven (New York: New American Library/Roc, 1998) [contribution to the Shared World sequence: Shadowrun: pb/Luis Royo]
- Eyes of Silver (New York: Bantam Spectra, 1998) [pb/Stephen Youll]
- The Dark Glory War (New York: Bantam Spectra, 2000) [linked to the DragonCrown War sequence above: pb/Ciruelo Cabral]
- Conan the Barbarian (New York: Berkley Boulevard, 2011) [tie: novelizing the film Conan the Barbarian (2011): pb/poster for film]
- Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde (New York: Gallery Books, 2013) [contribution to the Computer Role Playing Game: World of Warcraft: hb/Glenn Rane]
- The Crusader World (Redmont, Washington: Paizo Publishing, 2014) [contribution to the Shared World sequence: Pathfinder Tales: pb/Steve Prescott]
collections
- Perchance to Dream and Other Stories (Waterville, Maine: Five Star, 2005) [coll: hb/Charles Keegan]
- Mysterious Ways (no place given: Stormwolf.com, 2013) [coll: pb/]
works as editor
- Mage's Blood & Old Bones (Scottsdale, Arizona: Flying Buffalo, 1992) with Elizabeth T Danforth [anth: pb/]
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