Douglas Niles

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-08-06

Douglas Niles is an American fantasy author and game designer, born December 1, 1954, in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He joined TSR, Inc. as a designer in January 1982 and later became an independent writer. He co-created the Dragonlance world setting and authored the first three Forgotten Realms novels, beginning with Darkwalker on Moonshae (1987). He also designed the Star Frontiers space-opera game line, the Top Secret S/I espionage RPG, and historical wargames including European Theatre of Operations and Pacific Theatre of Operations. His Dragonlance novels include the Icewall Trilogy and Emperor of Ansalon, and he co-authored the World War II alternate-history novels Fox on the Rhine and Fox at the Front. He earned both the H.G. Wells Award and the Origins Award for his contributions to adventure gaming. He lives in Delavan, Wisconsin, with his wife Christine and two children.

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Books

• Darkwalker on Moonshae (1987) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• Black Wizards (1988) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• Darkwell (1989) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• Flint the King (1990) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Ironhelm (1990) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• Viperhand (1990) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• Feathered Dragon (1991) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Kinslayer Wars (1991) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Emperor of Ansalon (1992) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Prophet of Moonshae (1992) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Coral Kingdom (1992) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Druid Queen (1993) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Kagonesti (1995) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Dragons (1996) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Fistandantilus Reborn (1997) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Last Thane (1998) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Puppet King (1998) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Messenger (2001) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Golden Orb (2002) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Winterheim (2003) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Wizards' Conclave (2004) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• Lord of the Rose (2005) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Crown and the Sword (2006) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Measure and the Truth (2007) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Secret of Pax Tharkas (2007) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Heir of Kayolin (2008) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon
• The Fate of Thorbardin (2010) · Dragonlance Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 57 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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