About the Author

Dungeons & Dragons launched the great tradition of roleplaying games in 1974 with an unprecedented mix of adventure and strategy, dice-rolling, and storytelling. Wizards of the Coast continues to honor that tradition, bringing to market a diverse range of D&D game and entertainment experiences and influencing numerous writers, directors, and game designers by tapping into an innate human need to gather with friends and tell an exciting story together.

Kyle Newman is an author and award-winning filmmaker who has directed numerous feature films including the Star Wars-fueled comedy Fanboys, A24 Films' Barely Lethal, the e-sports comedy 1UP, and the upcomingDungeons & Dragonsdocumentary for Hasbro, Inc. He has directed the music industry's top artists, and produced films such as Raiders!- The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made. As an author, he is known for his work on Dungeons & Dragons- Art & Arcana, the New York Times bestselling cookbook Heroes' Feast, and its follow-up, Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse. An honors graduate of NYU's Tisch School of Film/Television and a member of the Directors Guild of America, Newman resides in Los Angeles with his partner, Cynthia, and their three sons.

Jon Peterson is widely recognized as an authority on the history of games, best known as the author of Playing at the World, The Elusive Shift, and Game Wizards. He also co-authored Dungeons & Dragons- Art & Arcana, Heroes' Feast- The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook, and Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse. He has contributed to academic anthologies on games, including MIT Press's Zones of Control and Routledge's Role-Playing Game Studies- Transmedia Foundations. Jon also has written for various geek culture websites, including Wired, Polygon, and BoingBoing, as well as maintaining his own blog.

Michael Witwer is a New York Times bestselling author known for his work on the Hugo-nominated Dungeons & Dragons- Art & Arcana, the critically acclaimed Empire of Imagination- Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons, and the bestselling Heroes' Feast- The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook. His most recent works include Dungeons & Dragons- The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary, Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse, and his debut novel, Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lake. He holds degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago and resides in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, two daughters, and two sons.

Sam Witwer is an American actor and musician, best-known for a series of sci-fi genre roles spanning a twenty-year career. He led the SyFy drama series Being Human, playing down-and-out vampire-gone-straight Aidan Waite (8+3 Hit Dice), and played conflicted Raptor Pilot Crashdown in the Hugo Award-winning series Battlestar Galactica, Superman-killing Doomsday in CW's Smallville, misunderstood Mr. Hyde in ABC's Once Upon a Time, and antagonist Agent Liberty on WB's Supergirl. Sam is also well-known for his continuing work for the Star Wars saga, bringing various characters to life in video games, film, and television, including Starkiller in Star Wars- The Force Unleashed, and a multi-year, Emmy-nominated run voicing the villainous ex-Sith lord Darth Maul. Recently, Sam served as the main character in Sony's Days Gone videogame. He is a longtime fan of science fiction and fantasy, and an avid player of both electronic games and pen-and-paper role-playing games.

Reviews

“An immersive and flavorful dining experience for high fantasy adventuring parties, solo-explorers, and everyday people looking to throw a dinner party their guests won’t soon forget.”—Comic Book Resources

“Dungeons and Dragons fans have large imaginations, but this cookbook allows their creative juices to flow in the kitchen, too.”—Popsugar

“Filled with seventy-plus mouth-watering recipes, from apps to desserts to drinks, to level-up your next adventure.”—Yahoo! Entertainment

“More than seventy-five dishes spread throughout seven different realms gives any home chef the choices they need to create a spectacular evening of companionship, adventure, and great food.”—Geeks of Doom

“It’s the type of cookbook that’ll have your D&D party frothing at the mouth just knowing you’re in possession of it.”—Den of Geek

“A joyous romp through the dishes of the D&D multiverse . . . It’s the perfect mix of delightful fan service and step-by-step culinary exploration, with flavors and textures that are out of this world . . . Regardless of your tabletop role-playing game of choice, Heroes’ Feast: Flavors of the Multiverse comes highly recommended.”—Polygon

“Dungeons & Dragons has always been about fellowship. Gathering around a table with friends to share a story, a meal for the imagination. Heroes’ Feast Flavors of the Multiverse takes that joy and levels it up, inviting players for an actual meal. Celebrate with delicious game-inspired recipes to feed your fantasy, fill your hearts, and swell your bellies.”—Todd Stashwick, actor on Star Trek: Picard and cocreator of Mystic Libations: Critical Cocktails for the Thirsty Adventurer

“Once again these gents have accomplished the feat of expressing the fun, spirit, and environment of D&D through food and drink! No matter what plane you’re from or where your adventure takes you, you will have suitable sustenance for the journey. I’m pretty sure they must have hacked the guidance cantrip, but this seems like a Nat 20 of a book! This second volume should be considered a legendary magic item to any player or DM!”—Katherine McNamara, actor, baker, and D&D player

“Heroes’ Feast Flavors of the Multiverse brings enchantment to the dining table with these delicious and lush recipes! The foodie in me wants to just reach into the pages and take a bite out of those vivid images of hearty meals! Beautiful cookbook.”—Ming-na Wen, actress on The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian

“Who doesn’t want to eat like a dwarven king? Heroes’ Feast Flavors of the Multiverse boasts all the bounties of an elven table with zero attitude.”—Matthew Lillard, actor and cofounder of Beadle & Grimm’s