Richard Lee Byers Explained

Birth Name:	Richard Lee Byers
Birth Place:	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation:	Novelist
Nationality:	American

Richard Lee Byers is an American author of fantasy novels.

Biography

Richard Lee Byers holds a master's degree in Psychology.^[1] A resident of the Tampa Bay area, he worked in an emergency psychiatric facility for over a decade, then left the mental health field to become a writer.^[1] He has taught fiction writing at Hillsborough Community College.^[2] He is also a fencing and poker enthusiast.^[3] He is the author of over forty fantasy and horror novels, including many set in the Forgotten Realms universe.^[3] His recent projects include the eBook superhero series The Impostor.^[3]

Byers has also written for League Entertainment's comic book series Simon Vector, with illustrator Johnny Atomic.^[4]

Bibliography

• The Vampire's Apprentice (January 1992)^[5]
• Forbidden (February 2003)^[6]

Forgotten Realms

• The Halls of Stormweather (July 2000)
• The Shattered Mask (June 2001)^[7]
• Dissolution (July 2002)
• The Black Bouquet (September 2003)
• The Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy
  • The Rage (April 2004)
  • The Rite (January 2005)
  • The Ruin (May 2006)
• Queen of the Depths (August 2005)
• The Haunted Lands trilogy
  • Unclean (April 2007)
  • Undead (March 2008)
  • Unholy (early 2009)
• Brotherhood of the Griffon
  • The Captive Flame (April, 2010)
  • Whisper of Venom (November, 2010)
  • The Spectral Blaze (June, 2011)
  • The Masked Witches (February, 2012)
  • Prophet of the Dead (February, 2013)
• The Sundering
  • The Reaver (2013)^[8]

External links

• • Web site: Richard Lee Byers :: Pen & Paper RPG Database. February 11, 2005. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20050211225152/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=4816.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard Lee Byers. https://web.archive.org/web/20090224012228/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=RichardLeeByers. February 24, 2009.
2. Bullard, Jim (November 13, 1992). "Marketing a monster Series", St. Petersburg Times, p. 18.
3. http://odysseycon.org/guests.html "Guests: Richard Lee Byers"
4. Web site: Bio. https://web.archive.org/web/20100903152242/http://www.richardleebyers.com/bio.html . September 3, 2010.
5. (December 6, 1992). "Holiday Gift Books: Bloodsuckers", St. Petersburg Times, p. 5D.
6. D'Ammassa, Don (May 2003). "Forbidden / The Madness of Priests", Chronicle 25 (4): 47.
7. D'Ammassa, Don (September 2001). "The Shattered Mask", Science Fiction Chronicle 22 (9): 44.
8. News: What's Next With Dungeons And Dragons? . Ewalt, David M. . . August 20, 2012 . August 26, 2012.