Dan Willis

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-06

Dan Willis was born in Washington, D.C., and now lives in Utah with his wife and four children. In addition to writing, he has worked as a web designer, columnist, and computer programmer. Willis found his breakthrough writing young adult fantasy set in the Dragonlance world created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, contributing to the Dragonlance: The New Adventures line. His debut young adult novel, The Dragon Well (2004), was followed by Dragon Knight (2005), Wizard's Return (2006), and The Survivors (2008); all three of his New Adventures titles appeared on a Utah junior high school's accelerated reading list. He later moved into urban fantasy with The Flux Engine (2013) and created the Arcane Casebook series (2018-2021), which includes titles such as In Plain Sight and Capital Murder, blending noir detective fiction with magic. His work for readers aged ten and up established him as a prolific voice across multiple fantasy series and subgenres.

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Books

• The Dragon Well (2004) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Dragon Knight (2005) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Wizard's Return (2006) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 17 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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