Tracy Raye Hickman is an American fantasy author and designer of games and virtual reality (VR) experiences. Born on November 26, 1955, he is best known for co-authoring the original Dragonlance novels with Margaret Weis and numerous other books. Hickman also designed and created role-playing game materials while working for TSR and has co-written novels with his wife, Laura Hickman. He is the author or co-author of over 60 books.

Tracy Hickman, along with his wife Laura, began their journey across the 'Sea of Possibilities' as the creators of 'Dragonlance'. Their voyage continues into new areas with the 'Drakis' trilogy, 'Wayne of Gotham', a Batman novel for DC Comics, and his 'Dragon's Bard' collector's series. Hickman has over fifty books in print in most languages around the world. A record of both Tracy and Laura's DNA currently orbits on the International Space Station, and he is the writer and editor of the first science-fiction movie actually filmed in space.