TROY DENNING is the author of eleven New York Times bestselling Star Wars novelsincluding the Fate of the Jedi books Apocalypse, Conviction, and Abyss, as well asWaterdeep (under the pseudonym Richard Awlinson) and more than nineteen othernovels, including Pages of Pain, Beyond the High Road, and The Summoning. A formergame designer and editor, he enjoys hiking, mountain climbing, judo, and any sport thatinvolves going fast with boards strapped to his feet. He lives in western Wisconsin withhis wife, Andria.