Alexander Freed

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Alexander Marsh Freed is an American book and comics writer, game designer and editor from Austin, Texas . He is best known for his work on Star Wars: The Old Republic and his novel adaptation of the movie of the same name, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story .

Live and act

From 2006 to 2012 Freed worked at BioWare as a lead game developer on various projects. Since 2012 he has been working independently on BioWare franchises such as Star Wars: The Old Republic or Dragon Age , novels and comics. In addition, he helps with the product development of numerous companies, such as WB Games Montreal .

Awards

  • 2002: nominated International Horror Guild for "best anthology" with his short story "Inheriting Red" in "The Book of more Flesh"
  • 2002: nominated Origins Award for "Best Long-Form Fiction" also with "Inheriting Red"
  • 2004: Nominated Gen Con EN World RPG Award for "Best d20 Monster Supplement" with "Denizens of Avandu"
  • 2006: Nominated Gen Con EN World RPG Award for "Best Electronic Book" with "Lorebook of the Broken Isles", he worked here on the story and the rules design
  • 2007: British Science Fiction Association nominated for "Best Short Story" with "The Star Necromancers"
  • 2011: MSNBC winner for "Game of the Year" with Star Wars: The Old Republic
  • 2015: BuzzFeed put "Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company" on the list of "24 Best Science Fiction Books of 2015"

bibliography

Role play

  • Astral Realms (White Wolf Publishing, 2007)
  • Intruders: Encounters With the Abyss (White Wolf Publishing, 2007)
  • Secrets of the Ruined Temple (White Wolf Publishing, 2006)
  • Lorebook of the Broken Isles (The Inner Circle, 2006) (E-Book)
  • Player's Guide to the Broken Isles (The Inner Circle, 2006) (eBook)
  • eco (Morrigan Press, 2006)
  • Talislanta Menagerie (Morrigan Press, 2006)
  • Fantasy Personae: Sages, Spies, and Informants (The Inner Circle, 2005) (eBook)
  • Hungry Little Monsters (Sean K Reynolds Games, 2006) (e-book, contributing editor)
  • Monte Cook Presents: The Year's Best d20 (White Wolf Publishing, 2005) (new edition)
  • Strange Lands: Lost Tribes of the Scarred Lands (White Wolf Publishing, 2004)
  • Arms & Armor (Bastion Press, 2004)
  • The World's Largest Dungeon (Alderac Entertainment Group, 2004) (as editor)
  • Legends of Avadnu (The Inner Circle, 2004) (E-Book)
  • Denizens of Avadnu (The Inner Circle, 2004)
  • Toxic Memes (Steve Jackson Games, 2004)
  • Tribe 8 2nd Edition Player's Handbook (Dream Pod 9, 2004)
  • Complete Minions (Bastion Press, 2003) (E-Book)

Short stories

  • Contingency Plan (Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View, Del Rey, 2017)
  • Ten Confessions of Blue Mercury Addicts, by Anna Spencer (Interzone # 263, TTA Press, March 2016)
  • The End of History (Star Wars Insider # 154, Titan Magazines, 2014)
  • One Thousand Levels Down (Star Wars Insider # 151, Titan Magazines, 2014)
  • The Last Battle of Colonel Jace Malcom (Star Wars Insider # 128, Titan Magazines, 2012)
  • The Shenu (Interzone # 219, TTA Press, 2008)
  • The Star Necromancers (Interzone # 208, TTA Press, 2007)
  • Lady Vitoria's Mind (Robots and Time, Altair Australia, 2006)
  • Mirror, Rust, and Dark (Path of the Just, Guardians of Order, 2003)
  • Inheriting Red (The Book of More Flesh, Eden Studios, 2002)

comics

  • Violet Dawn (WayWalker Studios, 2018-2019)
  • Anthem (Dark Horse Comics, 2019)
  • Dragon Age: Until We Sleep # 1-3 (Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
  • Star Wars: Purge - The Tyrant's Fist # 1–2 (Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
  • Dragon Age: Those Who Speak # 1-3 (Dark Horse Comics, 2012)
  • Dragon Age: The Silent Grove # 1-6 (Dark Horse Comics, 2012)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic - The Lost Suns # 1–5 (Dark Horse Comics, 2011)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic # 4-6 (Dark Horse Comics, 2010)

Novels

  • Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron (Del Rey, 2019)
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Del Rey, 2016)
  • Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company (Del Rey, 2015)

Video games

  • various previously unannounced games
  • Storyscape (Fogbank Entertainment / FoxNext Games, 2019)
  • Anthem (BioWare / Electronic Arts, 2019)
  • Star Wars Battlefront II (EA DICE / Electronic Arts, 2017)
  • Mass Effect: Andromeda (BioWare / Electronic Arts, 2017)
  • Tyranny (Obsidian Entertainment, 2016)
  • The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic, 2016)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire (BioWare / Electronic Arts, 2015)
  • Star Wars: Uprising (Kabam, 2015)
  • Shuyan Saga (Mark Media, forthcoming)
  • Shadow Realms (BioWare / Electronic Arts, canceled)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan (BioWare / Electronic Arts, 2014)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Galactic Starfighter (BioWare / Electronic Arts, 2014)
  • KingsRoad (Rumble Entertainment, 2013)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel (BioWare / Electronic Arts, 2013)
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare / Electronic Arts, 2011)

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personal data
SURNAME Freed, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Freed, Alexander Marsh (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American book author, comic book writer, game designer and editor
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century