Alexander Freed is an accomplished American author, particularly recognized for his work in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He is best known for his Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron series, which has solidified his reputation as a New York Times bestselling author. Freed's writing encompasses various forms, including novels, comic books, short stories, and video games, demonstrating his versatility and wide-ranging talent.
Born near Philadelphia, Freed currently resides in Austin, Texas, often imbuing his work with elements of his hometown's distinctive character. His professional journey has seen him take on various roles, such as game designer, editor, comic writer, and novelist, over the past 15 years. During this time, he has contributed to a diverse array of projects, from mass-market video games to small press anthologies.
Between 2006 and 2012, Freed was part of the in-house staff writing team at BioWare, a prominent video game developer. This experience allowed him to further hone his narrative skills and expand his horizons as a storyteller. His first novel, Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company, was released in 2015 to critical acclaim, earning a spot on BuzzFeed's "Best Science Fiction Books Of 2015" list. Freed's work continues to captivate audiences and leave a lasting impact on the science fiction and fantasy literary landscape.
Star Wars: Purge Books (with John Ostrander)
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Title
Year
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1
Star Wars: Purge
2005
Star Wars: Twilight Company Books
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Title
Year
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1
Battlefront
2015
2
Battlefront: Twilight Company
2015
Star Wars: The Old Republic Comic Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Blood of the Empire
2011
2
The Lost Suns
2012
Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron Books
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Title
Year
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1
Alphabet Squadron
2019
2
Shadow Fall
2020
3
Victory's Price
2021
Dragon Age Graphic Novels
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Title
Year
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1
The Silent Grove (With: David Gaider)
2012
2
Those Who Speak (With: David Gaider)
2012
3
Until We Sleep (With: David Gaider)
2013
4
Magekiller (By: Greg Rucka, Carmen Carnero, Terry Pallot, Michael Atiyeh)
2016
5
Knight Errant (By: Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir)
2018
6
Deception (By: Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir)
2019
7
Blue Wraith (By: Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir)
2020
8
Dark Fortress (By: Nunzio DeFilippis)
2021
9
Wraiths of Tevinter (By: Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir)
2022
10
The Missing (By: George Mann)
2023
Star Wars: Reign of the Empire Books
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Title
Year
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1
Star Wars: The Mask of Fear
2025
Dragon Age Graphic Novels (with David Gaider)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Silent Grove
2012
2
Those Who Speak
2012
3
Until We Sleep
2013
Collections (by with Greg Rucka)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Dragon Age: The First Five Graphic Novels
2020
Star Wars: Movie Novelizations Books
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Year
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A New Hope (By: Alan Dean Foster, George Lucas)
1976
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A New Hope
1976
3
The Empire Strikes Back (By: Donald F. Glut)
1980
4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
5
Return of the Jedi
1983
6
Return of the Jedi (By: James Kahn)
1983
7
The Phantom Menace
1999
8
The Phantom Menace (By: Terry Brooks, George Lucas)
Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal (By: Jim Woodring)
1998
3
Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire (By: John Wagner)
1999
4
Vader's Quest (By: Darko Macan)
1999
5
The Bounty Hunters (By: Timothy Truman)
2000
6
Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika (By: Carlos Meglia, Mike Kennedy)
2001
7
Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes (By: Tom Taylor)
2006
8
Star Wars Blood Ties: A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett (By: Tom Taylor)
2011
9
Agent of the Empire, Volume One (By: John Ostrander, Stéphane Roux, Stéphane Créty)
2012
10
Agent of the Empire, Volume Two (By: Davide Fabbri, John Ostrander)
2012
11
Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead (By: Tom Taylor)
2013
12
Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison (By: W. Haden Blackman)
2013
13
Purge
2013
14
Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin (By: Tim Siedell)
2013
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection Books
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Year
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The New Republic Vol. 1 (By: Ian Edginton)
2015
2
The Old Republic Vol. 1 ( By: John Jackson Miller)
2015
3
The Empire, Vol. 1 (With: Randy Stradley, W. Haden Blackman, John Ostrander)
2015
4
Rise of the Sith Vol. 1 (By: Dean Motter, Randy Stradley, Ryder Windham, Jason Hall, Rob Williams, Jim Woodring, Jan Strnad, Scott Allie)
2015
5
Rise of the Sith, Vol. 1 (By: Scott Allie)
2015
6
The Empire, Vol. 2 ( By: Randy Stradley)
2015
7
Infinities (By: Chris Warner, Davide Fabbri, J.W. Rinzler, Adam Gallardo)
2015
8
The New Republic Vol. 2 (By: Michael A. Stackpole, Mike Baron, W. Haden Blackman, Ryder Windham, Rob Williams, Jan Strnad, Brett Matthews, Scott Tolson)
2016
9
The Rebellion Vol. 1 (By: Darko Macan, Randy Stradley, Brian Wood, John Wagner, Paul Alden)
2016
10
Legacy, Vol. 1 (By: Adam DeKraker, Jan Duursema, Travel Foreman, Adam Hughes, John Ostrander)
2016
11
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1 (By: Archie Goodwin, Howard Chaykin, Roy Thomas)
2016
12
The Clone Wars, Vol. 1 (By: W. Haden Blackman, Scott Allie, John Ostrander, Jeremy Barlow)
2017
13
The Newspaper Strips Vol. 1 (By: Al Williamson)
2017
14
The Empire Vol. 3 (By: Randy Stradley, W. Haden Blackman, Tim Siedell)
2017
15
The Old Republic Vol. 2 (By: John Jackson Miller)
2017
16
The Rebellion Vol. 2 (By: Brian Wood, Ron Marz, Ryder Windham, Jeremy Barlow)
2017
17
The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 2 (By: Archie Goodwin, Michael Golden, Chris Claremont, Jo Duffy)
2017
18
Rise of the Sith, Vol. 2 (By: Jan Strnad)
2017
19
The New Republic Vol. 3 (By: Gary Erskine, Michael A. Stackpole, Steve Crespo, John Nadeau, Jan Strnad)
2017
20
Legacy, Vol. 2 (By: Randy Stradley)
2018
21
The Clone Wars Vol. 2 (By: W. Haden Blackman, John Ostrander)
2018
22
The Empire, Vol. 4 (By: Tim Siedell)
2018
23
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 3 (By: Chris Claremont)
2018
24
The Menace Revealed Vol. 1 (By: Timothy Truman, W. Haden Blackman, Rob Williams, John Ostrander)
2018
25
The New Republic Vol. 4 (By: Mike Baron)
2018
26
The Old Republic Vol. 3 (By: John Jackson Miller, Chris Avellone)
2019
27
The Empire, Vol. 5 (By: Ryder Windham, Jan Strnad, Anthony Daniels, Dan Thorsland)
2019
28
The Rebellion Vol. 3 (By: Randy Stradley, Len Wein, John Jackson Miller, Tommy Lee Edwards, Ron Marz, Louise Simonson, Scott Allie, Thomas Andrews, John Stephenson)
2019
29
The Newspaper Strips Vol. 2 (By: Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson)
2019
30
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 4 (By: Ron Frenz, Tom Palmer, Gene Day, Joe Brozowski, Walter Simonson)
2019
31
The Menace Revealed Vol. 2 (By: Timothy Truman, Pat Mills, Doug Petrie, John Ostrander)
2019
32
The Clone Wars Vol. 3 (By: Chuck Dixon, W. Haden Blackman, John Ostrander)
2020
33
Legacy Vol. 3 (By: Dave Ross, Jan Duursema, John Ostrander)
2020
34
The Rebellion Vol. 4 (By: John Wagner, Rob Williams, Jeremy Barlow, Brandon Badeaux, Thomas Andrews)
2020
35
The Empire Vol. 6 (By: W. Haden Blackman)
2020
36
Tales Of The Jedi Vol. 1 (By: Jan Duursema, John Ostrander, Rodolfo Migliari)
2020
37
The New Republic, Vol. 5 (By: Tom Veitch)
2021
38
The Old Republic Vol. 4 (With: John Jackson Miller, Rob Chestney)
2021
39
The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 5 (By: Linda Grant, David Michelinie, Bob Layton)
2021
40
Legacy, Vol. 4 (By: Gabriel Hardman)
2022
41
Tales Of The Jedi Vol. 2 (By: Kevin J. Anderson, Tom Veitch)
2022
42
The Clone Wars Vol. 4 (By: John Ostrander, Jeremy Barlow, Chris Cerasi, Kevin Rubio, Derek Thompson)
2022
43
The Empire Vol. 7 (By: Ron Marz, Scott Allie, Mike Kennedy, Tom Taylor)
2022
44
The New Republic Vol. 6 ( By: Mike Richardson)
2022
45
The Rebellion, Vol. 5 (By: Judd Winick, Matt Kindt, Terry Kevin Austin)
2022
46
The Menace Revealed Vol. 3 (By: Ted Naifeh)
2023
47
The Old Republic Vol. 5 (By: John Jackson Miller)
2023
48
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 6 (By: Matthew Rosenberg)
2023
49
Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 3 (By: Kevin J. Anderson, Tom Veitch)
2023
50
The Empire Vol. 8 (By: Randy Stradley)
2023
51
The New Republic, Vol. 7 (By: Ryder Windham)
2023
52
The Menace Revealed Vol. 4 ( By: Timothy Truman)
2024
53
The Thrawn Trilogy (By: Mike Baron)
2024
54
The Rebellion Vol. 6 (By: Bruce Jones)
2024
55
The New Republic Vol. 8 (By: Tom Taylor)
2024
56
The Original Marvel Years - Droids & Ewoks (By: David Manak)
2024
Alexander Freed Anthologies
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Year
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The Book of More Flesh
2002
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The Rebellion Vol. 3
2019
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From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back