Margaret Weis
Encyclopedia
Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman
, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance
game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.
, and later attended the University of Missouri
. She discovered heroic fantasy fiction while in college, “I read Tolkien
when it made its first big sweep in the colleges back in 1966. A girlfriend of mine gave me copy of the books while I was in summer school at MU. I literally couldn’t put them down! I never found any other fantasy I liked, and just never read any fantasy after Tolkien.” She graduated with a bachelor's degree of Arts, and went to work for a small publishing company in Independence and became an editor there. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Weis wrote children's books, including a biography of notorious frontier bandits Jesse
and Frank James
. Weis wrote about subjects such as computer graphics, robots, the history of Thanksgiving
, and an adventure book written at a 2nd-grade reading level (intended for prisoners), but eventually decided she needed a change.
Soon she discovered what would become her real career: “I did see the beginnings of the D&D
game — all of the little books — but was pretty much occupied by marriage, kids, and a career, and just didn’t pursue it.” Eventually, she saw an advertisement for an editorial position at TSR
in Publishers Weekly
and sent in her resume.
project. Weis was assigned to edit "Project Overlord," as it was initially called, a novel intended to be coordinated with a trilogy of AD&D modules. Weis and her new partner, Tracy Hickman
, worked to plot the novel; they had hired an author, who didn't work out, but by that time, Weis and Hickman were so into the project that they felt they had to write it. “We can write this book,” Margaret told Hickman in January 1983. “It’s our story. Nobody knows it the way we do. Nobody else can tell it right.” "Project Overlord" grew into a trilogy of novels (Dragons of Autumn Twilight
, Dragons of Winter Night
, and Dragons of Spring Dawning
, from 1984–85) and 15 linked modules, and it got a new name: Dragonlance. Weis recalled having a wonderful time working on Dragonlance: "To my mind, what made the project so successful was that everyone was involved in it, excited about it, and believed in it." Hickman and Weis as a writing team produced several projects based on the popular Dragonlance saga, which included novels, short stories, art books, calendars in the product line.
(1988–94) for Bantam Books
. Weis also wrote the space opera
Star of the Guardians
novels, which she calls her favorite of her series. Weis was diagnosed with breast cancer
, and recovered in 1993. She published a game based on Mag Force 7
from 1994–96, and married writer/game designer Don Perrin
in 1996. Weis returned to Dragonlance in 1995 with Dragons of Summer Flame
, written with Hickman, and her next project was a solo novel called The Soulforge
, based on her favorite character from the trilogy, the dark wizard Raistlin
. In 1998, she began working with Hickman on Sovereign Stone
, a fantasy trilogy in a setting created by artist Larry Elmore
, and published by Del Rey
.
Most recently, she has completed the third novel in the Dragonvarld
trilogy for Tor
, Master of Dragons. Her third novel in the Dark Disciple series, Amber and Blood
, was released to stores on May 6, 2008. She has finished work on the first novel in the Lost Chronicles series with co-author Hickman, entitled Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
, which was released in July 2006.
In 1999 Pyramid
magazine named Margaret Weis as one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons "at least in the realm of adventure gaming." The magazine stated that Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre." Weis was inducted into the Origins
Hall of Fame in 2002, recognized in part for "one game line turned literary sensation: Dragonlance
."
In addition to her writing career, Margaret serves as the owner and chief officer of two publishing companies, including Sovereign Press, Inc.
, a game publisher based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The company used to own the license to Larry Elmore
's Sovereign Stone
RPG
world, hence the name of the company. It now produces the Dragonlance line of game products, licensed from Wizards of the Coast. Her newest company, Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd, publishes RPG line based on several licenses including Serenity
and Battlestar Galactica
as well as Ed Greenwood
's new solo venture into roleplaying, Castlemourn.
On a personal level, Weis is a mother of two (David (deceased) and Elizabeth (Lizz) Baldwin) from her first marriage. She has also divorced her second husband, Canadian-born author Don Perrin
.
Weis is a breast cancer
survivor. She was diagnosed in 1993 and underwent successful chemotherapy
. She kept herself busy writing The Seventh Gate during her treatment. Weis now lives in southern Wisconsin in a converted barn.
1 (co-author Tracy Hickman
)
² (co-author Don Perrin
)
)
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...
, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.
Early life
Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, MissouriIndependence, Missouri
Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
, and later attended the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
. She discovered heroic fantasy fiction while in college, “I read Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
when it made its first big sweep in the colleges back in 1966. A girlfriend of mine gave me copy of the books while I was in summer school at MU. I literally couldn’t put them down! I never found any other fantasy I liked, and just never read any fantasy after Tolkien.” She graduated with a bachelor's degree of Arts, and went to work for a small publishing company in Independence and became an editor there. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Weis wrote children's books, including a biography of notorious frontier bandits Jesse
Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...
and Frank James
Frank James
Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.-Childhood:...
. Weis wrote about subjects such as computer graphics, robots, the history of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (United States)
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday,...
, and an adventure book written at a 2nd-grade reading level (intended for prisoners), but eventually decided she needed a change.
Soon she discovered what would become her real career: “I did see the beginnings of the D&D
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
game — all of the little books — but was pretty much occupied by marriage, kids, and a career, and just didn’t pursue it.” Eventually, she saw an advertisement for an editorial position at TSR
TSR, Inc.
Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
in Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
and sent in her resume.
Dragonlance
TSR turned Weis down for the position of games editor, but they hired her as a book editor. In 1983, Weis took a staff job in TSR's book department. One of her first assignments was to help coordinate the new DragonlanceDragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
project. Weis was assigned to edit "Project Overlord," as it was initially called, a novel intended to be coordinated with a trilogy of AD&D modules. Weis and her new partner, Tracy Hickman
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...
, worked to plot the novel; they had hired an author, who didn't work out, but by that time, Weis and Hickman were so into the project that they felt they had to write it. “We can write this book,” Margaret told Hickman in January 1983. “It’s our story. Nobody knows it the way we do. Nobody else can tell it right.” "Project Overlord" grew into a trilogy of novels (Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Autumn Twilight is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a series of Dungeons & Dragons game modules...
, Dragons of Winter Night
Dragons of Winter Night
Dragons of Winter Night is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dungeons & Dragons gaming modules. It is the second book in the Chronicles Trilogy, preceded by Dragons of Autumn Twilight and followed by Dragons of Spring Dawning. It was the second Dragonlance novel,...
, and Dragons of Spring Dawning
Dragons of Spring Dawning
Dragons of Spring Dawning is the third book in the Dragonlance Chronicles series, written by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis. It continues events from Dragons of Winter Night and sets up the premise of the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, also written by Weis and Hickman-Publication history:Originally...
, from 1984–85) and 15 linked modules, and it got a new name: Dragonlance. Weis recalled having a wonderful time working on Dragonlance: "To my mind, what made the project so successful was that everyone was involved in it, excited about it, and believed in it." Hickman and Weis as a writing team produced several projects based on the popular Dragonlance saga, which included novels, short stories, art books, calendars in the product line.
Post-TSR
Weis and Hickman later left TSR, and wrote the Darksword trilogy (1986–87) and the seven-book Deathgate CycleThe Death Gate Cycle
The Death Gate Cycle is a seven-part series of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The main conflict is between two powerful races, the Sartan and the Patryns, which branched off from humans following a nuclear/anti-matter holocaust...
(1988–94) for Bantam Books
Bantam Books
Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
. Weis also wrote the space opera
Space opera
Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often melodramatic adventure, set mainly or entirely in outer space, generally involving conflict between opponents possessing advanced technologies and abilities. The term has no relation to music and it is analogous to "soap...
Star of the Guardians
Star of the Guardians
Star of the Guardians is a series of fantasy novels by Margaret Weis. The series consists of four volumes:# The Lost King# King's Test# King's Sacrifice# Ghost Legion...
novels, which she calls her favorite of her series. Weis was diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
, and recovered in 1993. She published a game based on Mag Force 7
Mag Force 7
Mag Force 7 is a fictional team of mercenaries invented by author Margaret Weis for use in her Star of the Guardians novels. Based originally on The Magnificent Seven, the team developed a much more varied membership just in time to star in their own novels: The Knights of the Black Earth, Robot...
from 1994–96, and married writer/game designer Don Perrin
Don Perrin
Don Perrin is a Canadian writer and former military officer. Born in Iserlohn, Germany, Perrin grew up in Kingston, ON, Canada, McMasterville, QC, Canada, Bromley, Kent, England, and Ottawa, ON, Canada. Perrin served in the Canadian Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the Canadian...
in 1996. Weis returned to Dragonlance in 1995 with Dragons of Summer Flame
Dragons of Summer Flame
Dragons of Summer Flame is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The events of this novel follow the fictional Chaos War.-Publication history:...
, written with Hickman, and her next project was a solo novel called The Soulforge
The Soulforge
The Soulforge is a fantasy novel written by Margaret Weis and set in the Dragonlance campaign setting. The novel was first published in January 1998, and covers the early life of the character Raistlin Majere.- Plot summary :...
, based on her favorite character from the trilogy, the dark wizard Raistlin
Raistlin Majere
Raistlin Majere is a fictional character from the Dragonlance series of books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Raistlin played an extensive role in the two main series of books, particularly in Dragonlance: Legends in which he was both primary protagonist and antagonist...
. In 1998, she began working with Hickman on Sovereign Stone
Sovereign Stone
The Sovereign Stone series is a trilogy of novels as well as a Role-playing game set in the same universe. Both the books and the game were primarily written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.-Novels:The novels are:*Well Of Darkness...
, a fantasy trilogy in a setting created by artist Larry Elmore
Larry Elmore
Larry Elmore is an American fantasy artist whose work includes creating illustrations for video games, comics, magazines and fantasy books. His list of work includes illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance, and the comic strip series SnarfQuest...
, and published by Del Rey
Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn since 1998, by Bertelsmann AG. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy...
.
Most recently, she has completed the third novel in the Dragonvarld
Dragonvarld
Dragonvarld is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Margaret Weis. Within the series, this also refers to the setting; the word Dragonvarld is said to be the Dragon name for Earth . It resembles Earth of the Middle Ages, complete with a church bent on witch and demon hunts...
trilogy for Tor
Tor Books
Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
, Master of Dragons. Her third novel in the Dark Disciple series, Amber and Blood
Amber and Blood
Amber and Blood is the third novel in the Dark Disciple series by Margaret Weis.-Plot introduction:The story resumes where it ended in Amber and Iron. The monk Rhys and the kender Nightshade, along with Rhys's dog Atta, find themselves in a cave on the coast of the Blood Sea while a ferocious storm...
, was released to stores on May 6, 2008. She has finished work on the first novel in the Lost Chronicles series with co-author Hickman, entitled Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
Dragons of the Dwarven Depths is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting. It is the beginning of the Lost Chronicles trilogy, designed to "fill-in" the gaps in the storyline between the books in the Chronicles trilogy...
, which was released in July 2006.
Pyramid (magazine)
Pyramid is a gaming magazine, publishing articles primarily on role-playing games, but including board games, card games, and other sorts of games. It began life in 1993 as a print publication of Steve Jackson Games for its first 30 issues, though it has been published on the Internet since March...
magazine named Margaret Weis as one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons "at least in the realm of adventure gaming." The magazine stated that Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre." Weis was inducted into the Origins
Origins Award
The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.The Origins Award is commonly...
Hall of Fame in 2002, recognized in part for "one game line turned literary sensation: Dragonlance
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
."
In addition to her writing career, Margaret serves as the owner and chief officer of two publishing companies, including Sovereign Press, Inc.
Sovereign Press (role-playing game publisher)
Sovereign Press, Incorporated is a publisher and distributor of role-playing games based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It was founded in 2001 by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin and is one of two companies that Weis owns....
, a game publisher based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The company used to own the license to Larry Elmore
Larry Elmore
Larry Elmore is an American fantasy artist whose work includes creating illustrations for video games, comics, magazines and fantasy books. His list of work includes illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance, and the comic strip series SnarfQuest...
's Sovereign Stone
Sovereign Stone
The Sovereign Stone series is a trilogy of novels as well as a Role-playing game set in the same universe. Both the books and the game were primarily written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.-Novels:The novels are:*Well Of Darkness...
RPG
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
world, hence the name of the company. It now produces the Dragonlance line of game products, licensed from Wizards of the Coast. Her newest company, Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd, publishes RPG line based on several licenses including Serenity
Serenity (role-playing game)
Serenity Role Playing Game is a science fiction role-playing game released in 2005 and set in the universe of the movie Serenity and television series Firefly...
and Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...
as well as Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian writer and editor who created the Forgotten Realms. He invented the Forgotten Realms as a child, as a fantasy world in which to set the stories he imagined, and later used this world as a campaign setting for his own personal Dungeons & Dragons playing group...
's new solo venture into roleplaying, Castlemourn.
Personal life
Despite her fame as a fantasy author, she claims not to read fantasy books.On a personal level, Weis is a mother of two (David (deceased) and Elizabeth (Lizz) Baldwin) from her first marriage. She has also divorced her second husband, Canadian-born author Don Perrin
Don Perrin
Don Perrin is a Canadian writer and former military officer. Born in Iserlohn, Germany, Perrin grew up in Kingston, ON, Canada, McMasterville, QC, Canada, Bromley, Kent, England, and Ottawa, ON, Canada. Perrin served in the Canadian Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the Canadian...
.
Weis is a breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
survivor. She was diagnosed in 1993 and underwent successful chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
. She kept herself busy writing The Seventh Gate during her treatment. Weis now lives in southern Wisconsin in a converted barn.
Dragonlance
- Chronicles:
- Dragons of Autumn TwilightDragons of Autumn TwilightDragons of Autumn Twilight is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a series of Dungeons & Dragons game modules...
1 (1984) - Dragons of Winter NightDragons of Winter NightDragons of Winter Night is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dungeons & Dragons gaming modules. It is the second book in the Chronicles Trilogy, preceded by Dragons of Autumn Twilight and followed by Dragons of Spring Dawning. It was the second Dragonlance novel,...
1 (1985) - Dragons of Spring DawningDragons of Spring DawningDragons of Spring Dawning is the third book in the Dragonlance Chronicles series, written by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis. It continues events from Dragons of Winter Night and sets up the premise of the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, also written by Weis and Hickman-Publication history:Originally...
1 (1985)
- Dragons of Autumn Twilight
- LegendsDragonlance LegendsThe Dragonlance Legends are a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which take place in the Dragonlance setting. This series is the sequel to the Dragonlance Chronicles, and explores the lives of Raistlin and Caramon...
:- Time of the TwinsTime of the TwinsTime of the Twins is a fantasy novel in the Dragonlance series written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is the beginning of the Dragonlance Legends Trilogy, a series detailing the journey of fictional twins, the warrior Caramon Majere and the mage Raistlin Majere, along with the cleric...
1 (1986), ISBN 0-7869-1804-7 - War of the TwinsWar of the TwinsWar of the Twins is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, in the Dragonlance series of novels. It is the second novel in the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, a series detailing the journey of the fiction twins Raistlin Majere and Caramon Majere, along with Crysania and Tasslehoff Burrfoot...
1 (1986) - Test of the TwinsTest of the TwinsTest of the Twins is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is the third and final book in the Dragonlance Legends, which along with the Dragonlance Chronicles are considered the core Dragonlance novels...
1 (1986)
- Time of the Twins
- The Second GenerationThe Second GenerationThe Second Generation is a collection of five novellas in the fantasy genre by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is part of the Dragonlance series.-Plot introduction:...
1 (1994)
- Dragons of Summer FlameDragons of Summer FlameDragons of Summer Flame is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The events of this novel follow the fictional Chaos War.-Publication history:...
1 (1996)
- Kang's Regiment:
- The Doom BrigadeThe Doom BrigadeThe Doom Brigade is the first book in the Kang's Regiment series/The Chaos War series of the Dragonlance novels, written by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin, and is published by Wizards of the Coast...
² (1996) - Draconian MeasuresDraconian MeasuresDraconian Measures is a book published by Wizards of the Coast, written by Don Perrin and Margaret Weis, based in the Dragonlance fictional fantasy campaign setting, and is the second book of the Kang's Regiment series, or The Chaos War series....
² (2000)
- The Doom Brigade
- The Raistlin Chronicles:
- The SoulforgeThe SoulforgeThe Soulforge is a fantasy novel written by Margaret Weis and set in the Dragonlance campaign setting. The novel was first published in January 1998, and covers the early life of the character Raistlin Majere.- Plot summary :...
(1998) - Brothers in Arms² (1999)
- The Soulforge
- The War of Souls:
- Dragons of a Fallen SunDragons of a Fallen SunDragons of Fallen Sun is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is the first novel published in the War of Souls trilogy and part of the large Dragonlance series.-Summary:...
1 (2000) (Winner of the 2000 Origins Award for Best Game-Related Novel ) - Dragons of a Lost StarDragons of a Lost StarDragons of Lost Star is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is the second novel published in the War of Souls trilogy and part of the large Dragonlance series.-Plot summary:...
1 (2001) - Dragons of a Vanished MoonDragons of a Vanished MoonDragons of a Vanished Moon is a NY Times Best Seller fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.-Plot summary:The book starts out with Palin Majere and Dalamar trapped inside the Tower of High Sorcery trying to find a way out....
1 (2002)
- Dragons of a Fallen Sun
- The Dark Disciple:
- Amber and AshesAmber and AshesAmber and Ashes is a fiction, fantasy novel in the Dragonlance book series and is the first of a trilogy called "The Dark Disciple", based around the character Mina. The book takes up where the War of Souls left off. This trilogy will explore the Chaos that is post-war Krynn. It is authored by...
(2004) - Amber and IronAmber and IronAmber and Iron is a fantasy novel in the Dragonlance book series and is the second of a trilogy based around the character Mina. The world of Krynn is ever changing, and even the gods can be taken by surprise...
(2006) - Amber and BloodAmber and BloodAmber and Blood is the third novel in the Dark Disciple series by Margaret Weis.-Plot introduction:The story resumes where it ended in Amber and Iron. The monk Rhys and the kender Nightshade, along with Rhys's dog Atta, find themselves in a cave on the coast of the Blood Sea while a ferocious storm...
(2008)
- Amber and Ashes
- The Lost Chronicles:
- Dragons of the Dwarven DepthsDragons of the Dwarven DepthsDragons of the Dwarven Depths is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting. It is the beginning of the Lost Chronicles trilogy, designed to "fill-in" the gaps in the storyline between the books in the Chronicles trilogy...
1 (2006) - Dragons of the Highlord SkiesDragons of the Highlord SkiesDragons of the Highlord Skies is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting. It is the second of the Lost Chronicles trilogy, designed to "fill-in" the gaps in the storyline between the books in the Chronicles trilogy...
1 (2007) - Dragons of the Hourglass MageDragons of the Hourglass MageDragons of the Hourglass Mage is a fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on the Dragonlance fictional campaign setting. It is the third installment in the Lost Chronicles trilogy, which occurs between the storyline of the individual books of , which compose the Chronicles trilogy...
1 (Summer 2009)
- Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
1 (co-author Tracy Hickman
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...
)
² (co-author Don Perrin
Don Perrin
Don Perrin is a Canadian writer and former military officer. Born in Iserlohn, Germany, Perrin grew up in Kingston, ON, Canada, McMasterville, QC, Canada, Bromley, Kent, England, and Ottawa, ON, Canada. Perrin served in the Canadian Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the Canadian...
)
Darksword
(co-author Tracy Hickman)- Forging the Darksword (1987)
- Doom of the Darksword (1988)
- Triumph of the Darksword (1988)
- Legacy of the Darksword (1997)
- Darksword Adventures (1988)
Rose of the Prophet
(co-author Tracy Hickman)- The Will of the Wanderer (1988)
- Paladin of the Night (1989)
- The Prophet of Akhran (1989)
Star of the Guardians
- The Lost King (1990)
- King's Test (1991)
- King's Sacrifice (1991)
- Ghost Legion (1993)
The Death Gate Cycle
(co-author Tracy Hickman)- Dragon WingDragon WingDragon Wing is the first novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman in their Death Gate Cycle series.Following the Rose of the Prophet trilogy, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman embarked on an ambitious seven-volume series that began with Dragon Wing. As described by the publisher, "Preeminent...
(1990) - Elven StarElven StarElven Star is the 2nd book in The Death Gate Cycle series written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It was released in 1990. The book covers the reconnaissance of Pryan, by Haplo at the behest of the Lord of the Nexus...
(1991) - Fire SeaFire SeaFire Sea is the 3rd book in The Death Gate Cycle series written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It was released in 1991.-Plot:Abarrach, the World of Stone is just that: lava, stone, poisonous fumes, and precious little food that can be grown...
(1992) - Serpent MageSerpent MageSerpent Mage is the 4th book in The Death Gate Cycle series written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It was released in 1992.-Plot:The novel picks up just where Fire Sea left off. Alfred jumps into Death's Gate as Haplo's ship passes through it, and finds himself in a stasis room like the one...
(1993) - The Hand of ChaosThe Hand of ChaosThe Hand of Chaos is the 5th book in The Death Gate Cycle series written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It was released in 1993.-Plot:Haplo takes a submersible back to Draknor to retrieve his ship. He finds Samah there— wet, haggard, and lost. The leader of the Council has opened Death's...
(1993) - Into the Labyrinth (1994)
- The Seventh GateThe Seventh GateThe Seventh Gate is the final novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman in their seven-book Death Gate Cycle series.-Plot:In the Labyrinth, Marit and Hugh venture out to try and find Alfred. He turns out to be the prisoner of a Labyrinth dragon, which are almost the equal of the dragon-snakes in...
(1995)
Mag Force 7
(co-author Don Perrin)- The Knights of the Black Earth (1995)
- Robot Blues (1996)
- Hung Out (1997)
Starshield
(co-author Tracy Hickman)- Starshield: Sentinels (1996)
- Nightsword (1998)
Sovereign Stone
(co-author Tracy HickmanTracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...
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- Well of Darkness (2000)
- Guardians of the Lost (2001)
- Journey into the Void (2003)
Dragonvarld
- Mistress of DragonsMistress Of DragonsBook One of the Dragonvarld trilogyDragons have made a pact against dealing with the human world, organizing their own Parliament to rule themselves and their interactions with humans. A renegade dragon named Maristara has gone and taken over the valley of Seth, a human realm...
(2003) - The Dragon's SonThe Dragon's SonBook Two of the Dragonvarld trilogyThis book tells about Melisande's twin sons, Prince Marcus and Vengeance . At the end of book one, Mistress of Dragons, we see the almost-cult leader Melisande die after giving birth to twin sons, one being the out-of-wedlock son of Edward, King of Idlyswylde,...
(2004) - Master of DragonsMaster of DragonsBook Three of the Dragonvarld trilogyMaster of Dragons picks up where The Dragon's Son left off; Marcus and Evelina are escaping Dragonkeep down the river while Ven remains in the city to heal and deal with Grald. Draconas must also hide since he now knows that Anora is the traitor of the Dragon...
(2005)
Angel Series
(co-author, Lizz Weis her daughter)- Warrior Angel (2007)
- Fallen Angel (2008)
Dragonships of Vindras
(co-author Tracy Hickman)- Bones of the DragonBones of the DragonBones of the Dragon is the first book in the new series Dragonships written by the fantasy duo of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It was released in hardcover on January 6, 2009.-Book One: The Ogres:...
(2009) - Secret of the Dragon (March 16, 2010)
- Rage of the Dragon (April 24, 2012)