Jess Lebow is a best-selling author and game designer. He worked for five years as an editor in the Wizards of the Coast book publishing department, where he had experience working with the Magic, D&D, Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, and Dark*Matter lines. His short story, "Assassin's Shadow," was given a Reader's Choice Award by Wizards of the Coast readers and was included in The Best of the Realms, Volume I.