Rick Cook, also known as James Richard Cook (1944–2022), was an American author best known for his Wizardry series—a blend of fantasy and computer science that follows programmer Wiz Zumwalt, who’s transported to a magical world where his coding skills become literal wizardry.
Cook’s writing often featured tech-savvy humor and references that appealed to readers with a background in programming, though his stories remained accessible to general Science Fiction and fantasy fans