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>Drew Karpyshyn
when does it stop being a coincidence?
Karpyshyn was a designer for the critically acclaimed Neverwinter Nights computer game, released in June 2002. He also worked on the expansion pack, Hordes of the Underdark, which was released the following year. Also in 2003, Karpyshyn published his first short story in Paradox magazine. "Paradise Lost" is a new take on the Biblical story of Adam and Eve.[9]
On July 15 2003, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was released on the Xbox. Karpyshyn was the lead writer and one of seven members of the core design team. Development of the game began around December of 2000, and it was first unveiled at the 2001 Electronic Entertainment Expo.[10] Knights of the Old Republic received a great deal of praise and awards.[11] According to Karpyshyn, the game "let me get my foot in the door with LucasArts," eventually leading to his career as a Star Wars novelist.[12]
In 2003 or 2004, his short story "Feast of the Gods" was included in Open Space: New Canadian Fantastic Fiction, edited by Claude Lalumière.[13] "Feast of the Gods" is a humorous tale about Quetzalcoatl and the other Aztec gods.[14]
BioWare's next project, Jade Empire, was published on April 12, 2005, a year and a half after it was announced. Karpyshyn was one of 5 writers, but he was not one of the 3 lead writers. The year after that, he published "It’s a Living," another short story.[15] More significantly, he published his first Star Wars novel, Darth Bane: Path of Destruction. It was also his first hardcover book. In 2007, he quickly wrote a sequel, Darth Bane: Rule of Two, and recently published the third book in the series, Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil. He also saw the release of the acclaimed Mass Effect game.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Drew_Karpyshyn