Synopses & Reviews
From Margaret Weis,
The New York Times bestselling co-author of the
Dragonlance,
Dark Sword, and Deathgate series, comes her first solo fantasy novel set in an all-new, sure-to-be-bestselling world, the Dragonvald.
Mistress of Dragons, Book 1 of The Dragonvald Trilogy is a tale of world-building, magic, and political intrigue where the uneasy balance of power between dragons and humans is about to become undone.
For ages dragons have interfered in the ways of humans, their wrath held at bay by the Amazonian order of priestesses and their mysterious Mistress of Dragons. But now the order has come undone, violated by men, and a mad scramble of intrigue, magic, and lineage ensues . . . revealing the dark secret behind the arcane Parliament of Dragons.
Review
"Sure to please high fantasy fans."
--Publishers Weekly "Full of intrigue, magic, and violence ... Weis has brilliantly conceived a world."
--Booklist (Starred Review) "Non-stop action and surprise revelations keep the pages turning."
--RT Book Reviews "An addictive read ... Exceptional book."
--KLIATT "Weis gives readers several intriguing characters ... Readers will be pulled into the clashing cultures, fascinating personalities, and the secrets that still need to be revealed."
--VOYA Praise for Margaret Weis: "Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis have emerged as standouts in the field." --Dallas Morning News
"Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have built an impressive reputation creating fantasy worlds in far flung galaxies where all manner of evil lurks." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Weis and Hickman are now definitely up at the same level as Dave Duncan or David Eddings, using conventional fantasy elements on the grand scale to produce excellent reading." --Chicago Sun-Times
"A rich and vibrant fantasy world populated with various races and complex, believable characters." --Library Journal
"A classic tale . . . touched with originality." --Publishers Weekly
Review
"Sure to please high fantasy fans."
--Publishers Weekly "Full of intrigue, magic, and violence ... Weis has brilliantly conceived a world."
--Booklist (Starred Review) "Non-stop action and surprise revelations keep the pages turning."
--RT Book Reviews "An addictive read ... Exceptional book."
--KLIATT "Weis gives readers several intriguing characters ... Readers will be pulled into the clashing cultures, fascinating personalities, and the secrets that still need to be revealed."
--VOYA Praise for Margaret Weis: "Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis have emerged as standouts in the field." --Dallas Morning News
"Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have built an impressive reputation creating fantasy worlds in far flung galaxies where all manner of evil lurks." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Weis and Hickman are now definitely up at the same level as Dave Duncan or David Eddings, using conventional fantasy elements on the grand scale to produce excellent reading." --Chicago Sun-Times
"A rich and vibrant fantasy world populated with various races and complex, believable characters." --Library Journal
"A classic tale . . . touched with originality." --Publishers Weekly
Review
"Sure to please high fantasy fans."
--Publishers Weekly "Full of intrigue, magic, and violence ... Weis has brilliantly conceived a world."
--Booklist (Starred Review) "Non-stop action and surprise revelations keep the pages turning."
--RT Book Reviews "An addictive read ... Exceptional book."
--KLIATT "Weis gives readers several intriguing characters ... Readers will be pulled into the clashing cultures, fascinating personalities, and the secrets that still need to be revealed."
--VOYA Praise for Margaret Weis: "Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis have emerged as standouts in the field." --Dallas Morning News
"Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have built an impressive reputation creating fantasy worlds in far flung galaxies where all manner of evil lurks." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Weis and Hickman are now definitely up at the same level as Dave Duncan or David Eddings, using conventional fantasy elements on the grand scale to produce excellent reading." --Chicago Sun-Times
"A rich and vibrant fantasy world populated with various races and complex, believable characters." --Library Journal
"A classic tale . . . touched with originality." --Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
From
The New York Times bestselling co-author of the
Dragonlance,
Dark Sword, and Deathgate series, comes her first solo fantasy novel set in an all-new, sure-to-be-bestselling world, the Dragonvald
Mistress of Dragons, Book 1 of The Dragonvald Trilogy is a tale of world-building, magic, and political intrigue where the uneasy balance of power between dragons and humans is about to become undone.
For ages dragons have interfered in the ways of humans, their wrath held at bay by the Amazonian order of priestesses and their mysterious Mistress of Dragons. But now the order has come undone, violated by men, and a mad scramble of intrigue, magic, and lineage ensues . . . revealing the dark secret behind the arcane Parliament of Dragons.
Synopsis
As Anne McCaffrey is to science fiction, Margaret Weis is to fantasy . . . for she is the genre's
Mistress of Dragons
Mistress of Dragons is the first volume in an epic fantasy trilogy entitled The Dragonvald. Here is a world where men and dragons coexist amid political intrigue and dark magic, where the uneasy balance of power between the two is on the verge of becoming undone, threatening to unleash waves of destruction that will pit humans against humans as well as dragons against men for the domination of the world. Humanity's very survival is at risk . . . .
The power to hold the chaos at bay, the terrible secret that maintains the balance, rests in the hands of a new and inexperienced
Mistress of Dragons
Synopsis
Welcome to the Dragonvarld...
In Mistress of Dragons we are introduced to a world where political deception, greed, and avarice have lead to a violation of the "hands off" policy of the Parliament of Dragons concerning the affairs of men.
Indeed that violation threatens more than policy and order it threatens the freedoms and survival of the entire human race.
Synopsis
"Smart and distinctly alien, Weis's dragons are in no way cuddly"
--Locus
"Full of intrigue, magic, and violence, this first book of Dragonvarld--a projected trilogy chronicling the battle to preserve the uneasy relationship between dragons and humans--launches the project powerfully."
--Booklist
About the Author
Margaret Weis resides in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. With Tracy Hickman, she has co-authored five bestselling fantasy series. Gigi Marceau-Clark appeared in the film The Clap. She's read several audiobooks, including Margaret Weis's Mistress of Dragons, Graham Swift's Last Orders, and Tracy Chevalier's The Virgin Blue. Of her reading of Mistress of Dragons, AudioFile magazine said, "Gigi Marceau-Clarke shines in her performance of Margaret Weis's novel. She's got a beautiful voice--she even sings at times during the novel--and breathes life into the numerous characters."