Serpent Mage (Death Gate Cycle) - Hardcover

Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553083104 ISBN 13: 9780553083101

Publisher: Spectra, 1992

Synopsis

Weakened when Haplo the Patryn causes chaos so that the Lord of Nexus can establish a new order, the people of the water world Chelestra, one of the four worlds, must outwit lethal and magical sea serpents. By the authors of Dragon Wing. 60,000 first printing.

About this title

From the Publisher

After the four worlds Alfred has at last found his people on Chelstra, 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...

From AudioFile

Using the ancient heresy that the Almighty created the world and then departed, the authors create a universe rent asunder. Depth is lost in the abridgment, but it works nonetheless. Dotrice specializes in wise old men and Scandinavian dwarfs, well-suited to Serpent Image. His reading is expert in cadence, hastening through excitement and lolling during moments of peace. Occasional chimes and minor sound effects mesh with the narrative; audio clarity is superb. The insatiable fantasy crowd will be well pleased. D.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Spectra
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0553083104
• ISBN 13: 9780553083101
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 384