Tracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is a best-selling fantasy author who has written, or co-written dozens of novels. He is best known for his work as a writer on the Dragonlance novels. He is also known for authoring role playing games while working for TSR.
Early life
Tracy Hickman was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Provo High School in 1974. His major interests were drama, music and Air Force JROTC. In 1975, Hickman began two years of service as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was posted to Hawaii for six months while awaiting visa approval, and then he went to Indonesia where he served in Surabaya, Djakarta and the mountain city of Bandung until 1977.
Within four months of his return to the United States he married his high school sweetheart, Laura Curtis.Laura was the inspiration for Lauranlanthalasa (Laurana) Kanan.
Hickman eventually attended Brigham Young University.
Career
Hickman had many jobs before joining TSR in 1982, including working as a supermarket stockboy, a movie projectionist, a theater manager, a glass worker, a television assistant director and a drill press operator in a genealogy center.
