In association with Wizards of the Coast, the creators of Magic: The Gathering, and the Magic experts at Top Deck (Wizards' official trading-card game magazine) Thunder's Mouth Press announces the next volume in the essential reference series Magic: the Gathering-the Official Encyclopedia Volume 5. Magic: the Gathering, Encyclopedia 5 includes full-color reproductions of every new Magic card released since last October. Magic: the Gathering has sold billions of cards all over the world in English and dozens of translations. The huge number of Magic cards makes these encyclopedias must-haves for any serious player. They are invaluable reference guides, collecting all the cards in the latest expansions and including information crucial for collectors as well as history, rules, strategies, and techniques for playing the hottest fantasy game of the 90's - and of the new century.
Cory J. Herndon has written or co-written numerous novels and short stories in the Magic: the Gathering line, including the finale of the Mirrodin books, the entirety of the Ravnica Cycle, and (with Scott McGough) the Lorwyn novels (plus one novella). His first book, The Living Dead, was written under the pseudonym T.H. Lain. He's edited, designed, and written material for pen-and-paper roleplaying games including the original Star Wars D20 RPG book Ultimate Alien Anthology.
Cory spends his daylight hours (and some of the evenings) writing and designing content for WildStar, an upcoming MMORPG from Carbine Studios and NCsoft. Previous day jobs include writer and designer on Guild Wars and Pirates of the Burning Sea.
He lives in Southern California with his wife, author S.P. Miskowski. They are joined by cats Bayliss and Remo, who enjoy food, sleeping, and hanging out.
