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'''Eric S. Nylund''' (born November 12, 1964) is an American [[novelist]] and professional [[technical writer]]. His wife, [[Syne Mitchell]], is also a [[science fiction]] writer. He holds a [[Bachelor's in Science|B.Sc.]] in [[chemistry]] from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an [[Master's degree|M.Sc.]] in [[chemical physics]] from the University of California, San Diego.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345451323|title=Halo: The Fall of Reach|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]|access-date=April 14, 2008}}</ref> He lives in [[North Bend, Washington]] with his wife, Syne, and his son, Kai Nylund.

 

 

In the 1990s he was hired by Microsoft to help rewrite and edit portions of Microsoft's multi-media encyclopedia. Since then, he has written several novels based on Microsoft-published games, including the aforementioned Halo novels, and ''[[Crimson Skies]]'', which was written collaboratively with Eric S. Trautmann.