Richard Lee Byers

American author

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]

References

1. "Richard Lee Byers". Archived from the original on February 24, 2009.
2. Bullard, Jim (November 13, 1992). "Marketing a monster Series", St. Petersburg Times, p. 18.
3. "Guests: Richard Lee Byers", Odyssey Con 14 website
4. "Bio". Archived from the original on 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. Ewalt, David M. (August 20, 2012). "What's Next With Dungeons And Dragons?". Forbes. Retrieved August 26, 2012.

External links

• Richard Lee Byers at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• "Richard Lee Byers :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on February 11, 2005.