Dragons of Summer Flame

Weis, Margaret
Hickman, Tracy


Dragons of Summer Flame


Genre: fantasy


Series: Dragon Lance


Even though this is a part of a series, it stands alone (there is no book 2 in this story line).

Summer has come to Krynn, a summer unlike any before. The sun bears down on land and sea, searing the world with relentless light and heat. Clouds and rain are nowhere to be found, and even the darkness of night brings little relief from the strange and oppressive day.

Meanwhile, those who commune regularly with their gods are uneasy. Every day, their deities become more distant, more difficult to reach. Clerics' prayers go unanswered, and magic goes awry. As the tension on Ansalon builds, estranged cousins Palin Majere and Steel Brightblade search for an explanation. It soon becomes evident that more than just magic is at stake.

The fate of all Krynn hangs in the balance.

The Seventh Gate

Weis, Margaret
Hickman, Tracy


The Seventh Gate


Genre: fantasy


Series: Death Gate


This is book 7 (and final) book in the series.



Mortally wounded, Haplo finds himself at the mercy of Lord Xar, facing a worse fate than death. Xar plans to resurrect Haplo - bringing him back to life as one of the tormented living dead - to force him to reveal the location of the legendary Seventh Gate. In Haplo's darkest hour, the only hope for his rescue lies with Marit, Hugh the Hand, and Alfred.

But a terrible decision awaits them: To save Haplo they must enter the forbidden Seventh Gate. If they do so, they risk betraying its location to Lord Xar, who will use it to claim his terrible dominion over the worlds. Suddenly all their lives - and the fate of the sundered realms - hang in the balance. The final chapter is about to unfold in the apocalyptic struggle between good and evil...

Dragons of Winter Night

Weis, Margaret
Hickman, Tracy


Dragons of Winter Night


Genre: fantasy, adventure


Series: Dragon Lance


Now the people know that the dragon minions of Takhisis, Queen of Dragons, have returned. The people of all nations prepare to fight to save their homes, their lives, and their freedom. But the races have long been divided by hatred and prejudice. Elven warriors and human knights fight among themselves. It seems the battle has been lost before it begins.

The companions are separated, torn apart by war. A full season will pass before they meet again--if they meet again. As the darkness deepens, a disgraced knight, a pampered elfmaiden, and a rattle-brained kender stand alone in the pale winter sunlight.

Not much in the way of heroes.

Dragons of Spring Dawning

Weis, Margaret
Hickman, Tracy


Dragons of Spring Dawning


Genre: fantasy, adventure


Series: Dragon Lance


The war against the dragon minions of Queen Takhisis rages on. Armed with the mysterious, magical dragon orbs and the shining, silver dragonlance, the companions bring hope to the world. But now, in the dawn of a new day, the dark secrets that have long shadowed the hearts of the friends come to the light. Betrayal, treachery, frailty, and weakness will nearly destroy all that they have accomplished.

The greatest battle they have left to fight is within each of them.

Yet, in the end, they will be heroes.

Hand of Chaos

Hand of Chaos

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Death Gate Series Volume 5

Genre: Fantasy

Chaos is everywhere as the Lord of the Nexus orders his servant Haplo and the human child known as Bane to further their master's work on Arianus, the realm of air. But their one time companion Alfred has been cast into the deadly Labyrinth. And somehow the assassin Hugh the Hand has been resurrected to complete his dark mission. More important, the evil force that Haplo and Alfred discovered on Arianus has escaped. As Haplo's doubts about his master grow deeper, he must decide whether to obey the Lord of the Nexus or betray the powerful Patryn...and endeavor to bring peace to the universe.

Serpent Mage

Margaret Weis

Tracy Hickman

Serpent Mage

Death Gate Cycle Volume 4

After searching the four worlds Alfred has at last found his people on Chelestra, the realm of sea. But his travels have taught him to be cautious...and Alfred soon realizes his caution is justified, even among his own kind. The one person Alfred can trust is, strangely. Haplo the Patryn. But Haplo's lord has decreed all Sartan to be the enemy, and Haplo dares not go against his lord. Now the companions have arrived in a land where humans, elves, and dwarves have learned to live in peace. Unaware of an even greater threat to all the realms, it is Sartan and Patryn who will disrupt this alliance of the lesser races in their struggle to gain control of all four worlds. Only Alfred and Haplo realize that they have a much older-and more powerful-enemy than each other.... The Death Gate Cycle Millennia ago a battle waged between the Sartan and the Patryn. The Sartan split the world into four realms...then vanished. But now the two races have rediscovered each other through the magic of the Death Gate-and the war is about to rage anew.

Fire Sea

Margaret Weis
Tracy Hickman

Fire Sea

Death Gate Cycle Volume 3

Abarrach, the Realm of stone. Here, on a barren  world of underground caverns built around a core of  molten lava, the lesser races -- humans, elves,  and dwarves -- seem to have all died off. Here, too,  what may well be the last remnants of the once  powerful Sartan still struggle to survive. For Haplo  and Alfred -- enemies by heritage, traveling  companions by necessity -- Abarrach may reveal more than  either dares to discover about the history of  Sartan... and the future of all their descendants. 

Elven Star

Margaret Weis

Tracy Hickman

Elven Star

Death Gate Cycle Volume 2

Destruction looms over the dwarves, men and elves of Pryan, the World of Fire, in this second volume of The Death Gate cycle, begun in Dragon Wing . Childlike but immensely powerful, eyeless tytans move through the three societies, killing all in their path. Elven arms dealer Paithan Quindiniar, arriving too late with weapons for the dwarves, flees to warn his people, accompanied by Rega, the human woman he warily loves against all convention, and other survivors. Meanwhile, arriving among the elves are Zifnab, a human and slightly addled wizard with an attendant dragon, and Haplo, an agent of the Lord of the Nexus, member of an ancient race that seeks to regain lost power over the four worlds created by the long vanished Sartan. A race for survival ensues. 

(This synopsis taken from Amazon.com)

Dragon Wing (Death Gate Cycle)

Weis, Margaret
Hickman, Tracy

Dragon Wing

Death Gate Cycle

This is the first book of the Death Gate Cycle.  If you like fantasy, I highly recommend this book.  If you have not already read several fantasy books, i recommend their other series, Dragonlance, first.

In this book, humans, elves, and dwarves are all fighting for control of water, a resource very rare on Arianus.  Also, who is the mysterious Haplo and what is this labyrinth that he comes from?

Dragon Lance Chronicles Volume I: Dragons of Autumn Twilight

Weis, Margeret
Hickman, Tracy

Dragon Lance Chronicles Volume I: Dragons of Autumn Twilight

There is a war brewing between the gods (which seem absent) and the forces of evil. A small band of adventurers including a dwarf, a half elf, a warrior and his twin brother wizard, a knight, and a kender (think hobbits with ADHD) must find out what happened to the gods, defeat the draconian army, and find a way to stop the evil forces from ruling the world. No problem.

Many years ago, pretty much the only book you could get that had dragons and magic and such was The Lord of the Rings. This book changed all that.