author
Gary Wright
1930–2004
Best known in fantasy circles for The Road West, he published a coming-of-age adventure set in the world of Midkemia. Little biographical information is widely available, which gives his work an extra air of mystery.
1 Audiobook
Captain of the Kali
by Gary Wright
About the author
Gary Wright was an American author born in 1930 and died in 2004. He is chiefly known for The Road West, a fantasy novel published in 1990 by TSR/Wizards of the Coast.
The book follows an orphaned teenager named Keven as he heads inland to build a new life, blending personal growth with adventure. It was presented as Wright's first novel and became associated with the wider Midkemia fantasy setting.
Beyond that book, reliable public information about his life appears to be very limited. Because so little has been documented online, the surviving picture of Wright is less about a public literary career and more about the single novel that introduced readers to his storytelling.