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[[ | [[Image:EricNylund.jpg|right|thumb|A picture of Eric Nylund, courtesy of his blog.]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:Nylund-Bradbury.jpg|thumb|Nylund with fellow sci-fi writer [[Wikipedia:Ray Bradbury|Ray Bradbury]].]] | ||
'''Eric S. Nylund''' | '''Eric S. Nylund''' was born in 1964, though his writing career didn't seem to begin until 1995. He is a novelist and professional technical writer. He is married to another Sci-fi writer, Syne Mitchell. | ||
== | ==Early life== | ||
Eric Nylund was born in 1964, and spent his youth in California. He has a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a | Eric Nylund was born in 1964, and spent his youth in California. He has a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a masters degree in Chemical Physics. In the 1990s he was hired by Microsoft to help rewrite and edit scientific parts of Microsoft's multi-media encyclopedia. Since then, he has written novels for several games, including ''Halo, Crimson Skies'', and ''Gears of War''. ''Crimson Skies'' was written along with fellow ''Halo'' writer [[Eric S. Trautmann]]. One of Nylund's personal heroes is Science Fiction writer Ray Bradbury. He was able to meet Bradbury at the San Diego Comic Con in 2007<ref>[http://www.ericnylund.net/2007/07/great-comic-con-2007.html http://www.ericnylund.net/2007/07/great-comic-con-2007.html]</ref>. | ||
Nylund is | ==Halo Works== | ||
Eric Nylund is the author of three books ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', and ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' and co-author of the graphic novel ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''<ref name = NostalGeek">2008-07-11, [http://nostalgeek.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/halo-wars-dated-and-collectors-edition-details/ Halo Wars Dated and Collector’s Edition Details]. ''NostalGeek''. Accessed on 2008-08-11</ref> and the short stories book [[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]. Despite this, his actual job is as a writer for [[Microsoft]] Gaming Studios. His job is to develop character and story bibles, write backstory, prepare materials for Marketing, write game manuals, write game scripts, consult on voice casting, direct voice actors, and coordinate with MS Localization, Legal, and Geopolitical departments. | |||
Nylund has implied in an issue of Bungie Weekly Update that he may not be available to write future books for the ''Halo'' series. However, he has, in the past, expressed interest in telling other Halo stories in the future, particularly, that of [[Gray Team]]. | |||
== Bibliography == | |||
*''All That Lives Must Die'' (announced for 2010) | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' (Co-author) "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]" (2009) | |||
*''Mortal Coils'' (2009) | |||
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' (2009) | |||
*''Battlestar Galactica: The Cylon Wars'' (2009) | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' (2006) | |||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' (2003) | |||
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Skies Crimson Skies]'' (2002) | |||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' (2001) | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' (2001) | ||
*''[ | *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Signal_Shattered A Signal Shattered]'' (1999) | ||
*''[ | *''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_to_Noise_%28novel%29 Signal to Noise]'' (1998) | ||
*'' | *''A Game of Universe'' (1997) | ||
*'' | *''Dry Water'' (1997) | ||
*'' | *''Pawn's Dream'' (1995) | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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== External | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.ericnylund.net/ Eric Nylund's Blog] | *[http://www.ericnylund.net/ Eric Nylund's Blog] | ||
*[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/nylund.interview.html Interview with HBO] | *[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/nylund.interview.html Interview with HBO] | ||
*[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/spotlight3.htm Interview with Xbox.com] | *[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/spotlight3.htm Interview with Xbox.com] | ||
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