Richard Baker

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Biography

A best-selling author and award-winning game designer, Richard Baker is known for his novels in the Forgotten Realms setting and his work on the Dungeons & Dragons game. His Realms novels include Condemnation (book 3 of the War of the Spider Queen), the Last Mythal trilogy, and the Blades of the Moonsea trilogy. He is currently working on a new military-themed science fiction series centered on the character Sikander North; Valiant Dust, the first book in the new series, debuts in November 2017 from Tor Books.A native of Ocean City, New Jersey, Rich graduated from Virginia Tech in 1988 and went on to serve as a surface warfare officer in the United States Navy. When he's not writing fantasy or science fiction, he works in game publishing. He's the founder of Sasquatch Game Studio, a small game company based in Auburn, Washington.Rich currently resides in the Seattle area with his wife, Kim, and their daughters Alex and Hannah. His interests include gaming (naturally), history, hiking, racquetball, and the Philadelphia Phillies.

  • Name variations
  • Baker·R. Baker·Richard Barker
  • Santana
  • Primary profession
  • Actor·writer·miscellaneous
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 15 June 1925
  • Place of birth
  • Willesden
  • Death date
  • 1594-05-27
  • Death age
  • 77
  • Place of death
  • Fleet Prison
  • Children
  • Education
  • University of Aberdeen·Virginia Tech·School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts·Maryland Institute College of Art·Louisiana State University·University of Cambridge·Eton College·California State University· Northridge·Downing College· Cambridge·Peterhouse· Cambridge·Royal Conservatory of The Hague·Pembroke College· Cambridge
  • Knows language
  • English language·English language·English language·English language·English language
  • Member of
  • Santana
  • Parents
  • Bert Baker

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Trivia

Graduated from the same high school in Baltimore as Howard Ashman, one year later.

Joined the BBC in 1950 and became their first ever television newsreader.

Father of James Baker

Quotes

The British may not know much about music, but they certainly loves the noise it makes. .

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