Serpent Mage
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 war is about to rage anew.
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...
Margaret Weis
In the sprawling worlds of epic fantasy, few names echo with the same resonance as Margaret Weis. Her stories aren't merely told—they are lived, breathed, and carried in the imaginations of readers who first wandered through the war-torn lands of Dragonlance and never truly left. Weis didn’t just write fantasy—she helped shape it during a time when the genre itself was still defining its voice.
Born in Missouri in 1948, Margaret Weis was a quiet but voracious reader, drawn not to fairy tales or whimsical fables, but to myths that roared with dragons, gods, and fate-bound heroes. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1970 with a degree in creative writing and literature—training that sharpened her instinct for compelling narratives long before her stories found a stage.
The Death Gate Cycle
The Death Gate Cycle consists of seven books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
