The Seventh Gate
Mortally wounded, Haplo finds himself at the mercy of Lord Xar, facing
a fate worse 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 apocalyptic struggle between
good and evil...
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.
