Larry Dixon (born July 28, 1966) is an American fantasy artist, birds-of-prey rehabilitation specialist, In 1992, he married fantasy author Mercedes Lackey. They live in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. Dixon, a sports car enthusiast, is also a storm spotter and volunteer firefighter.

Writing

Larry has collaborated with his wife, Mercedes Lackey, on a number of her books,

  • The Mage Wars Trilogy (DAW)
  • The Black Gryphon (co-author)
  • The White Gryphon (co-author)
  • The Silver Gryphon (co-author)
  • The SERRAted Edge Novels (Baen)
  • Chrome Circle (co-author)
  • Born to Run (co-author)
  • The Owl Trilogy (DAW)
  • Owlflight
  • Owlsight (co-author)
  • Owlknight (co-author)

Artwork

Dixon has contributed artwork to several roleplaying games, including GURPS and Talislanta, and to Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons source books, including Oriental Adventures, Epic Level Handbook, and Fiend Folio. His skill with depicting birds of prey has often led to commissions with the United States Military and with Save Our American Raptors, an organization devoted to raptor rehabilitation.

Other work

As a birds-of-prey rehabilitation specialist, Dixon, along with Lackey, has returned over four hundred hawks, owls, falcons and corbies into the wild.

Appearances

Guest of Honor appearances include:

  • CrackerCon (1992)
  • ICON 17 (1992)
  • FenCon II (2005)
  • Lunacon 2009
  • GenCon 2013
  • InConJunction 2017

References

  • Dixon's Blogspot Blog
  • Official CAPEday website