My favorite type of reading is Fantasy. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are excellent at bringing the realm of new and exciting worlds to life. I started out by reading the series The Death Gate Cycle which contained the below 7 books. I found them very easy to read and constantly kept you involved with the plot of the story. Come enjoy the adventure with me.
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| ARAINUS | PRYAN | ABARRACH | CHELSTRA | CHALICE | LABYRINTH | CIDADEL |
Basically, the storyline deals with two very powerful races, the Sartan and their enemies the Patryn, and the mensch [ so termed by the Sartans/Patryns] races of elves, dwarves, and of course, humans. The Patryns were growing in strength, so to save the mensch, the Sartans sundered the world into 4 worlds; 1 of fire; 1 of water; 1 of land; and 1 of air, and trapped the Patryns in a prison called the Labyrinth. The Sartan designed the Labyrinth to teach their foes humility, but the Labyrinth took on a sentience of its own; thus the Labyrinth became a battle of life and death for the people trapped there and only served to increase the hate felt by the Patryns toward the race responsible for their captivity, the Sartans. Haplo, has escaped the Labyrinth and has been sent to scout the 4 realms for a Sartan presence. Alfred, has awoken on Arianus, the realm of Air to find himself the last surviving Sartan. Naturally, the two meet, and eventually find an ancient evil that they must overcome together.
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Rebellion threatens to rock
the very foundation of civilization. If the wrong side wins, the people will be
at the mercy of minds with no conscience or humanity. The only hope for freedom
lies with the Mantle of Kendis-dai, a relic reputed to hold the power of
absolute Truth. But the Mantle of Kendis-dai is long lost in the mists of myth
and time...if it ever really existed at all.
Merinda Neskat, dedicated to the pursuit of Truth above all, is determined to
find the legendary Mantle. The key to her quest is a group of lost Earthpeople,
led by the feckless Jeremy Griffiths, who holds knowledge he shouldn't have--and
doesn't understand. Together, Merinda, Jeremy, and his companions set off on a
dangerous race against time and deadly enemy forces, seeking a mysterious world
that holds the secret that can save them--or destroy the path of civilization
forever.
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Since time began, twenty
Gods have ruled the universe. Though each god possessed different abilities,
each was all-powerful within his realm. Now one of the Gods has upset the
balance of power, leaving the others scrambling for control in the new order...
Here is the epic tale of the Great War of the Gods--and the
proud people upon whom the fate of the world depends. When the God of the
desert, Akhran the Wanderer, declares that two clans must band together despite
their centuries-old rivalry, their first response is outrage. But they are a
devout people and so reluctantly bow to his bidding.
Enemies from birth, the headstrong Prince Khardan and
impetuous Princess Zohra must unite in marriage to stop Quar, the God of
Reality, Greed, and Law, from enslaving their people.
But can Khardan and Zohra keep from betraying each other? Can their two peoples
maintain their fragile alliance until the long-awaited flowering of the
legendary Rose of the Prophet?
Against the powerful
legions of the evil Amir, Khardan and Zohra fight to save the desert people--a
fight unexpectedly joined by an exiled wizard named Matthew and the mysterious
powers of his alien land.
Last Updated: November 14, 2000
