Michael A. Stackpole
Michael A. Stackpole
Michael Austin Stackpoleis an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont. He has a BA in history from the University of Vermont. From 1977 on, he worked as a designer of role-playing games for various gaming companies, and wrote dozens of magazine articles with limited distribution within the industry...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth27 November 1957
CountryUnited States of America
Most innovative little board game since Chess.
Cars did not kill off horses. Digital publishing will not kill off books.
I certainly knew of 'World of Warcraft'; I had never actually played because I knew that if I started playing, I would never get any work done - because it would just totally absorb me.
I've done a lot of books with Asian antecedents to them - some of my fantasy novels have been that way, and certainly in the 'Battletech' universe, there's a lot of Asian culture in that.
There is no denying the aesthetics of a well-made, well-loved book.
A lot of stuff people do these days is not mentally challenging.