Born and raised in Independence, Missouri, Margaret Weis attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, graduating in 1970 with a BA degree in Literature and Creative Writing. In 1983, she moved to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to take a job as book editor at TSR, inc., Producers of the Dungeons & Dragons® role-playing game.

At TSR, Weis became part of the Dragonlance® design team. Created by Tracy Hickman, the Dragonlance world has continued to intrigue fans of both the novel and the game for generations. 2004 was the twentieth anniversary of the Dragonlance Chronicles, which has sold over twenty million copies world wide. Dragons of Autumn Twilight was recently made into an animated film featuring the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Rosenbaum, and Lucy Lawless.

Weis is currently working on a new six-book series with Tracy Hickman, Dragonships of the Vindras, to be published by Tor.

Weis is also owner of Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd., publisher of the Ask the Angels advice board, the Serenity Role Playing Game, based on the movie by Joss Whedon, licensed from Universal Studios, and the Battlestar Galactica RPG, also licensed from Universal, among other exciting game and book projects.
Weis lives in Wisconsin with three border collies and a sheltie. Weis and her dogs, Dixie and Joey, enjoy competing in flyball tournaments.

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