Drew Karpyshyn biography

Drew Karpyshyn, a Canadian author and game designer, was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on July 28, 1971. and grew up in St. Albert, a city just a few minutes northwest of Edmonton.

After working at a credit union for some time, he eventually became a game developer. He joined BioWare towards the end of the Baldur's Gate series, and wrote the tie-in novel for Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. He stayed with BioWare, where he worked on Neverwinter Nights, and became the Senior Writer on the critically acclaimed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

This Star Wars connection gave him the opportunity to write Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Darth Bane: Rule of Two, and Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, his first hardcovers.

Karpyshyn still works for BioWare; he was the lead writer for both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.

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