Troy Denning

Troy Denning (b. 1958) is a fantasy and science fiction author of the New York Times bestselling novel Waterdeep (1989), which he wrote with Scott Ciencin under the pseudonym Richard Awlinson. Other notable works are Dragonwall, Pages of Pain and The Parched Sea. He is also known for his work on the epilogue to the Avatar trilogy, Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad.

A former editor and game designer, one of his more notable games is the AD&D game Dark Sun, which he also wrote about in the Prism Pentad, a series of five novels. He is also the author of a number of Star Wars Expanded Universe novels.

He enjoys outdoor activities, practices martial arts, and currently lives in Wisconsin.

The Avatar series

 * Waterdeep Book 3/5 (Aug 1989)
 * Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad Book 5/5 (Feb 1998)

The Empires trilogy

 * Dragonwall Book 2/3 (Aug 1990)

The Harpers series

 * The Parched Sea Book 1/16 (July 1991)
 * The Veiled Dragon Book 12/16 (June 1996)

The Twilight Giants trilogy

 * 1) The Ogre's Pact (1994)
 * 2) The Giant Among Us (1995)
 * 3) The Titan of Twilight (1995)

The Cormyr Saga

 * Beyond the High Road Book 2/3 (Dec 1999)
 * Death of the Dragon Book 3/3 (Aug 2000)
 * Co-authored with Ed Greenwood

Lost Empires trilogy

 * Faces of Deception Book 2/4 (Nov 1999)

Return of the Archwizards trilogy

 * 1) The Summoning (Mar 2001)
 * 2) The Siege (Dec 2001)
 * 3) The Sorcerer (Nov 2002)

Realms of Shadow (anthology)

 * Darksword (short story) (Mar 2002)

The Sundering (series)

 * The Sentinel Book 5/6 (Apr 2014)