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Michael A. Stackpole
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<p>Michael Austin Stackpole (born November 27, 1957) is an American <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> and <a href="/facts/Fantasy/gkujmhJg">fantasy</a> author best known for his <i><a href="/facts/Star_Wars/9Y5j3IPP">Star Wars</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/BattleTech/4PEabuex">BattleTech</a></i> books. He was born in <a href="/facts/Wausau%2c_Wisconsin/rlXK8acM">Wausau, Wisconsin</a>, but raised in <a href="/facts/Vermont/dcj3usCm">Vermont</a>. He has a <a href="/facts/Bachelor_of_Arts/2pa1nwfR">BA</a> in history from the <a href="/facts/University_of_Vermont/BxI89H0b">University of Vermont</a>. From 1977 on, he worked as a designer of <a href="/facts/Role-playing_game/bN0QjhPs">role-playing games</a> for various gaming companies, and wrote dozens of magazine articles with limited distribution within the industry. He lives in <a href="/facts/Scottsdale%2c_Arizona/CXoyaSzY">Scottsdale, Arizona</a>. </p>