Margaret Weis

Margaret Weis is an American author of fantasy novels. She is best known for being one of the creators of the Dragonlance universe (along with Laura and Tracy Hickman). She earned her Bachelor’s degree and then got a job working for a small publishing company in her hometown of Independence, Missouri. She applied for a job of games editor at TSR (the publishers of Dungeons & Dragons). Instead, she got a job as a book editor, which is where she was assigned to develop Dragonlance. She has also written other series (mostly involving dragons), including the Death Gate series.