Bruce Cordell

Bruce Robert Cordell (born May 6 1968) is a well known American author of roleplaying games and fantasy novels. He is the winner of the Origins Award as well as several ENNies. He lives in Seattle with his wife and household of pets.

Biographical timeline

 * 6 May 1968 - born in Watertown, South Dakota
 * 1992 - received Bachelor of Science in biology from University of Colorado at Boulder, hired as a Research Associate by NeXstar (since bought out by Gilead)
 * 1995 - hired by TSR, Inc. (originally Tactical Studies Rules), the Dungeons & Dragons company, relocated to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
 * 1997 - hired by Wizards of the Coast, relocated to Seattle

Roleplaying Work
Bruce has written well-received adventures such as Return to the Tomb of Horrors, Gates of Firestorm Peak, and The Sunless Citadel. He's designed the Psionics Handbook, Epic Level Handbook, Tome and Blood, and other popular sourcebooks. If you're playing a psychic warrior or a dragon disciple, you've got Bruce to thank, and if your character is going through Return to White Plume Mountain, you've got him to blame.

Bruce as written nearly 40 game products--a list of which can be found externally here: Amazon list of credits

Novel Work
Bruce has also published a few short stories and a few novels; more novels are pending. To date his novel credits include:

"Not all that Tempts", Dragon's Return, Malhavoc Press, 2005

"Hollows of the Heart", Children of the Rune, Malhavoc Press, 2004

Lady of Poison (Forgotten Realms Novel, #1 in new series "The Priests")

Oath of Nerull (Writting as T. H. Lain)