Margaret Baldwin Weis (born March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri, United States) is an extremely prolific fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in the world of Krynn. She now lives in southern Wisconsin in a converted barn. Most recently, she has completed the third novel in the Dragonvarld trilogy for TOR, Master of Dragons. Her second novel in the Dark Disciple series, Amber and Iron, was released to stores on February 1, 2006. She has finished work on the first novel in the Lost Chronicles series with co-author Hickman, entitled Dragons of the Dwarven Depths, which was released in July 2006. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is a best-selling fantasy author, most commonly known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR. They also wrote the Dark Sword trilogy, the Death Gate Cycle, and the Sovereign... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dragonlance Dragonlance Logo Dragonlance is a large series of fantasy books, and a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. ... Tor Books is an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC which publishes popular fiction, and is particularly noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. ... Amber and Iron is the second book in the Dark Disciple Triology by author Margaret Weis. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In addition to her writing career, Margaret serves as the owner and chief officer of two publishing companies, including Sovereign Press, Inc., a game publisher based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The company used to own the license to Larry Elmore's Sovereign Stone RPG world, hence the name of the company. It now produces the Dragonlance line of game products, licensed from Wizards of the Coast. Her newest company, Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. is a brand-new venture with several major announcements in the works, like an RPG line based on the Firefly/Serenity license and Ed Greenwood's new solo venture into roleplaying, Castlemourn. Sovereign Press, Incorporated is a publisher and distributor of role-playing games based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. ... Larry Elmore is a fantasy artist; he was hired by TSR to do much of its artwork during the 1980s. ... A series of books eventually which were also Role Playing Game it never became particularily popular. ... A role-playing game (RPG, often roleplaying game) is a type of game in which the participants assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. ... Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd is a publisher. ... Ed Greenwood (born 1959) is a Canadian library clerk who invented the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. ...

Oddly enough, she claims not to read fantasy books.¹

On a personal level, Weis is a mother of two (David(deceased) and Elisabeth Baldwin) from her first marriage. She has also divorced her second husband, Canadian-born author Don Perrin. A former officer in the Canadian military, Don Perrin acted as an advisor to Margaret Weis on the last of her Star of the Guardians novels, Ghost Legion (in which he also apperas as a character); he then went on to co-author the Mag Force 7 novels with her. ...

¹ Source: Margaret Weis's homepage, "Books I'm Reading"

Bibliography

Dragonlance

Main article: Dragonlance

• Chronicles:
  1. Dragons of Autumn Twilight¹ (1984)
  2. Dragons of Winter Night¹ (1985)
  3. Dragons of Spring Dawning¹ (1985)
  4. Dragons of Summer Flame¹ (1996)

• Legends:
  1. Time of the Twins¹ (1986)
  2. War of the Twins¹ (1986)
  3. Test of the Twins¹ (1986)

• The Second Generation¹ (1995)

• Kang's Regiment:
  1. The Doom Brigade² (1996)
  2. Draconian Measures² (2000)

• The Raistlin Chronicles:
  1. The Soulforge (1998)
  2. Brothers in Arms² (1999)

• The War of Souls:
  1. Dragons of a Fallen Sun¹ (2000)
  2. Dragons of a Lost Star¹ (2001)
  3. Dragons of a Vanished Moon¹ (2002)

• The Dark Disciple:
  1. Amber and Ashes (2004)
  2. Amber and Iron (2006)
  3. Amber and Blood (unscheduled)

• The Lost Chronicles:
  1. Dragons of the Dwarven Depths¹ (2006)
  2. Dragons of the Highlord Skie¹ (2007)
  3. Dragons of the Hourglass Mage¹ (2008)

¹ (co-author Tracy Hickman)
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Endless Quest

Main article: Endless Quest

1. The Endless Catacombs (1984)

Endless Quest is two series of gamebooks released by TSR. The first series of 36 books was released from 1982 to 1987, the second series of 13 from 1994 to 1996. ...

Dark Sword

Main article: Dark Sword

(co-author Tracy Hickman) The Darksword series of books, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, tell the story of a young man, born without magic, who has been prophesied to destroy the world he lives in. ...

1. Forging the Darksword (1987)
2. Doom of the Darksword (1988)
3. Triumph of the Darksword (1988)
4. Legacy of the Darksword (1997)

Rose of the Prophet

Main article: Rose of the Prophet

(co-author Tracy Hickman) The Rose of the Prophet is a series of fantasy novels by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis. ...

1. The Will of the Wanderer (1988)
2. Paladin of the Night (1989)
3. The Prophet of Akhran (1989)

Star of the Guardians

Main article: Star of the Guardians

1. The Lost King (1990)
2. King's Test (1991)
3. King's Sacrifice (1991)
4. Ghost Legion (1993)

A series of novels written by Margaret Weis, without assistance from usual co-author Tracy Hickman. ... A series of novels written by Margaret Weis, without assistance from usual co-author Tracy Hickman. ... A series of novels written by Margaret Weis, without assistance from usual co-author Tracy Hickman. ... A series of novels written by Margaret Weis, without assistance from usual co-author Tracy Hickman. ... A series of novels written by Margaret Weis, without assistance from usual co-author Tracy Hickman. ...

Death Gate Cycle

Main article: Death Gate Cycle

(co-author Tracy Hickman) Cover of Dragon Wing Death Gate Cycle is an ambitious fantasy septuplet written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. ...

1. Dragon Wing (1990)
2. Elven Star (1991)
3. Fire Sea (1992)
4. Serpent Mage (1993)
5. The Hand of Chaos (1993)
6. Into the Labyrinth (1994)
7. The Seventh Gate (1995)

Mag Force 7

Main article: Mag Force 7

(co-author Don Perrin) A team of mercenaries invented by author Margaret Weis for use in her Star of the Guardians novels. ...

1. The Knights of the Black Earth (1995)
2. Robot Blues (1996)
3. Hung Out (1997)

Starshield

Main article: Starshield

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1. Starshield: Sentinels (1996)
2. Nightsword (1998)

Dragon's Disciple

Main article: Dragon's Disciple

(co-author David Baldwin, her son) A book by Margaret Weis set in New York rather darker than usual. ...

1. Dark Heart (1998)

Sovereign Stone

Main article: Sovereign Stone

(co-author Tracy Hickman) A series of books eventually which were also Role Playing Game it never became particularily popular. ...

1. Well of Darkness (2000)
2. Guardians of the Lost (2001)
3. Journey into the Void (2003)

Dragonvarld

Main article: Dragonvarld

1. Mistress of Dragons (2003)
2. The Dragon's Son (2004)
3. Master of Dragons (2005)

A series of books in DragonVarld the Dragon name for Earth. ...

Trivia

• In the Dragons of Autumn Twilight (1984), Margaret includes allusions to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, one of her favorites stories. References include But there was something disquieting about him—secret, silent, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster^[1]and The fate of mankind is my business, turning the quote from meaning good to meaning harm.^[2]

• To describe a scene in Dragons of Winter Night (1985) where dragons attacked the city of Tarsis, Margaret Weis studied World War II films of the bombing of London.^[3]

• When Jeff Grubb first met her, she had an autographed picture of Darth Vader on her desk.^[4]

• In Dragons of Winter Night (1985), Margaret references Othello by William Shakespeare, with the phrase "No, you're wrong, Tanis. I sent him away."^[5]

A Christmas Carol (full title: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being A Ghost Story of Christmas) is Charles Dickens little Christmas Book first published on December 17, 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ... Dickens redirects here. ... Heinkel He 111 German bomber over the Surrey Docks, Southwark, London (German propaganda photomontage) The Blitz was the sustained bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 16 May 1941. ... Jeff Grubb is a fantasy author of such books as The Brothers War and Libertys Crusade. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and be more accessible to a general audience, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Othello and Desdemona in Venice by Théodore Chassériau (1819–1856) Othello: The Moor of Venice is a tragedy by Shakespeare written around 1603. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

References

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External links

• Margaret Weis's homepage
• Margaret Weis at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Official Margaret Weis podcast