What is Marc Laidlaw?
{{Infobox writer|name=Marc Laidlaw|birth_date={{birth date and age|1960|08|03}}|birth_place=[[Laguna Beach, California]], United States|occupation=Writer|language=English|alma_mater=[[University of Oregon]]|genres=Science fiction, horror, video games}}'''Marc Laidlaw''' (born August 3, 1960) is an [[Americans|American]] [[science fiction]] and horror writer. He is most famous for working on [[Half-Life (series)|''Half-Life'' series]]. == Biography == Marc Ladlaw was born in [[Laguna Beach, California]]. He went to the [[University of Oregon]]. He wrote short stories and [[Novel|novels]]. His first novel ''Dad's Nuke'' was published in 1985. He worked as a [[legal secretary]] in [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/801/Valve-Software-Interview--Marc-Laidlaw/|title=Valve Software Interview : Marc Laidlaw|website=Gaming Nexus|language=en|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref> He joined [[Valve Corporation]] to work on Valve's first game, [[Half-Life (video game)|''Half-Life'']]. He worked on the story and [[level design]] of the game. In January 2016, he said that he left Valve..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/263256/HalfLife_writer_Marc_Laidlaw_leaves_Valve_after_18_years.php|title=Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw leaves Valve after 18 years|last=Kerr|first=Chris|date=January 8, 2016|work=[[Gamasutra]]|access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref> On August 25, 2017, Laidlaw published ''Epistle 3''. It tells his vision on the storyline of ''Half-Life 2: Episode Three'' he had during the time he worked at Valve.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marclaidlaw.com/epistle-3/|title=Epistle 3|last=Laidlaw|first=Marc|date=Aug 25, 2017|website=MarcLaidlaw.com|access-date=July 4, 2020|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825025137/http://www.marclaidlaw.com/epistle-3/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Books == * ''[[Dad's Nuke]]'' (1985) * ''Neon Lotus'' (1988). It was nominated for the 1988 [[Philip K. Dick Award]] * ''Kalifornia'' (1993) * ''The Orchid