Michael A. Stackpole is an award-winning novelist, game designer, graphic novelist, screenwriter, podcaster, computer game designer and editor. He’s best known for his New York Times bestselling novels I, Jedi and Rogue Squadron. He’s written in many franchise universes, including Star Wars, Gears of War, Conan, BattleTech, World of Warcraft Pathfinder and Dark Conspiracy. He has an asteroid named after him (165612) out beyond the orbit of Mars. He resides in Arizona and in his spare time enjoys gaming, cooking and dancing. His latest book is Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication.