J. ROBERT KING has written over twenty published novels. In addition to Guild Wars: Edge of Destiny, Guild Wars: Edge of Destiny, Rob has recently published Rob has recently published Angel of Death Angel of Death and and Death's Disciples Death's Disciples with Angry Robot Books. Rob also auth.o.r.ed the with Angry Robot Books. Rob also auth.o.r.ed the Mad Merlin Mad Merlin trilogy with Tor, and the Holmes novel trilogy with Tor, and the Holmes novel The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls with Forge. with Forge.

Rob is very pleased to be collaborating with the ArenaNet team, many of whom he has worked with before. About a decade ago, Jeff Grubb taught Rob to play Magic: The Gathering, Magic: The Gathering, and Rob went on to write eight Magic novels, including the and Rob went on to write eight Magic novels, including the Onslaught Onslaught and and Invasion Invasion trilogies. He also got to write trilogies. He also got to write The Thran, The Thran, which told the origin story of Yawgmoth and the Phyrexians. During that same period, Rob wrote three short stories for which told the origin story of Yawgmoth and the Phyrexians. During that same period, Rob wrote three short stories for The Duelist The Duelist magazine for Will McDermott, who became his point person on all things magazine for Will McDermott, who became his point person on all things Guild Wars Guild Wars. Rob also edited the first Legend of the Five Rings Legend of the Five Rings novels, including a couple fine entries from Ree Soesbee, who has been instrumental in developing novels, including a couple fine entries from Ree Soesbee, who has been instrumental in developing Edge of Destiny. Edge of Destiny. Rob could not have hoped for a finer team of creatives to work with. Rob could not have hoped for a finer team of creatives to work with.

Rob lives and works in Wisconsin, where he is editor-in-chief at Write Source and UpWrite Press, imprints that produce writing-instructional materials for kindergarten through graduate school. He has three brilliant sons-writers as well-and a beautiful, mult.i.talented wife. A pair of guinea pigs, two rabbits, two cats, a gecko, and a salamander consider Rob their food G.o.d, though he has not had the courage to claim them as dependents on his tax forms.

You can find Rob on Twitter @jrobertking.

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