The Hand of Chaos
Ratings15
Average rating4.1
15
Ratings15
Average rating4.1
Chaos is everywhere as the Lord of the Nexus orders his servant Haplo and the human child known as Bane to further their master's work on Arianus, the realm of air. But their one time companion Alfred has been cast into the deadly Labyrinth. And somehow the assassin Hugh the Hand has been resurrected to complete his dark mission. More important, the evil force that Haplo and Alfred discovered on Arianus has escaped. As Haplo's doubts about his master grow deeper, he must decide whether to obey the Lord of the Nexus or betray the powerful Patryn...and endeavor to bring peace to the universe.From the Paperback edition.
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This is the “bridge” book of the 7-book Death Gate cycle. It's a “bridge” because it basically tries to tie up the ends of the first four books and builds upon the main characters introduced earlier as well as bringing in other pivotal figures into the story. Don't read this if you haven't read the first four because it can get pretty confusing. The story starts off slow at first but the pack does pick up (a bit) towards the end.
Good. There was a bit of a pokey plot but nothing compared to the slog of The Elven Star. Considering keeping the series when after book 2 and 3, I was going to finish to put it in the free library.
Series
7 primary booksThe Death Gate Cycle is a 7-book series with 7 primary works first released in 1990 with contributions by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
