Editing Michael A. Stackpole (section)

{{short description|Science fiction author}}
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name        = Michael A. Stackpole
| image       = Michael Stackpole by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption     = Stackpole at the 2017 [[Phoenix Comicon]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1957|11|27|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Wausau, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date  =
| death_place =
| occupation  = Writer, game designer
| nationality = American
| education   = [[University of Vermont]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| period      = 1977–present
| genre       = [[Role-playing game]]s, [[video game]]s, [[fantasy]], [[science fiction]] [[novel]]s
| influences  =
}}

'''Michael Austin Stackpole''' (born November 27, 1957)<ref name="myspace">{{cite web  | last = Stackpole  | first = Michael | title = Michael Stackpole's Myspace Page  |  publisher = Myspace | url = http://www.myspace.com/talionrevenant | access-date = 5 December 2008 }}</ref>  is an American [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] author best known for his ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[BattleTech]]'' books. He was born in [[Wausau, Wisconsin]], but raised in [[Vermont]]. He has a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in history from the [[University of Vermont]]. From 1977 on, he worked as a designer of [[role-playing game]]s for various gaming companies, and wrote dozens of magazine articles with limited distribution within the industry. He lives in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]].