Reading order · 7 books · 1990 to 1994 · Set in invented worlds
Death Gate Cycle in Order
The Death Gate Cycle is set in a world split by its ancient wizards into four realms of air, fire, stone and water. Haplo, an agent of a rival race, travels through each realm in turn.
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Series facts
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1990 to 1994
- First book
- Dragon Wing
- Latest
- The Seventh Gate (1994)
- Setting
- Set in invented worlds
The reading order
Every Death Gate Cycle book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
7 books · Set in invented worlds
- 1Dragon Wing1990With HaploHaplo, a Patryn, passes through the Death Gate into the realm of air, a world of floating islands, to prepare for his master’s conquest.Buy on Amazon
- 2Elven Star1990With HaploHaplo travels to the realm of fire, a world of vast jungles.Buy on Amazon
- 3Fire Sea1991With HaploHaplo journeys to the realm of stone, a world of fire seas and necromancy.Buy on Amazon
- 4Serpent Mage1992With HaploHaplo travels to the realm of water, and faces terrible serpents.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Hand of Chaos1993With HaploHaplo returns to the realm of air, where war is brewing.Buy on Amazon
- 6Into the Labyrinth1993With HaploHaplo returns to the deadly Labyrinth where his people are imprisoned.Buy on Amazon
- 7The Seventh Gate1994With HaploThe final book of the Death Gate Cycle.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Dragon Wing.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Haplo | Alfred Montbank | Hugh the Hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dragon Wing | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Elven Star | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 Fire Sea | LLead | MMajor | |
| 4 Serpent Mage | LLead | MMajor | |
| 5 The Hand of Chaos | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 6 Into the Labyrinth | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 7 The Seventh Gate | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Death Gate Cycle books
3 characters from Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman’s chart, with the number of Death Gate Cycle books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| HaploPatryn agent of the Lord of the Nexus | 7 | Dragon Wing 1990 |
| Alfred MontbankClumsy Sartan servant | 7 | Dragon Wing 1990 |
| Hugh the HandAssassin | 5 | Dragon Wing 1990 |