The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 21 books · 1984 to 2024

Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman

FantasyEpic and high fantasy

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman created the Dragonlance novels, in which a band of old friends, including the half-elf Tanis and the twin brothers Raistlin and Caramon, fight the return of dragons to the world of Krynn. Their Death Gate Cycle follows a magician sent across shattered worlds.

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Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman books in order

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Dragonlance Chronicles

6 books · Set in invented worlds · story order differsEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Dragons of Autumn Twilight1984With Tanis Half-ElvenBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Dragons of Winter Night1985With Tanis Half-ElvenBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Dragons of Spring Dawning1985With Tanis Half-ElvenBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Dragons of the Dwarven Depths2006With Tanis Half-ElvenBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Dragons of the Highlord Skies2007With Tanis Half-Elven and Kitiara uth MatarBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Dragons of the Hourglass Mage2009With Tanis Half-Elven and Raistlin MajereBuy on Amazon

Dragonlance Legends

3 books · Set in invented worldsEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Time of the Twins1986With Raistlin Majere and Caramon MajereBuy on Amazon
  2. 2War of the Twins1986With Raistlin Majere and Caramon MajereBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Test of the Twins1986With Raistlin Majere and Caramon MajereBuy on Amazon

Later Dragonlance

5 books · Set in invented worldsEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1The Second Generation1994Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Dragons of Summer Flame1995Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Dragons of Deceit2022With Destina RosethornBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Dragons of Fate2023With Destina RosethornBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Dragons of Eternity2024With Destina RosethornBuy on Amazon

Death Gate Cycle

7 books · Set in invented worldsEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Dragon Wing1990With HaploBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Elven Star1990With HaploBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Fire Sea1991With HaploBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Serpent Mage1992With HaploBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Hand of Chaos1993With HaploBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Into the Labyrinth1993With HaploBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Seventh Gate1994With HaploBuy on Amazon

Characters

13 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Heroes of the Lance

Death Gate