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| Original Title: | The Hand of Chaos |
| ISBN: | 0553563696 (ISBN13: 9780553563696) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Death Gate Cycle #5 |
| Characters: | Haplo, Alfred, Hugh the Hand, Lord of the Nexus |
| Setting: | Nexus |
Margaret Weis
Paperback | Pages: 446 pages Rating: 4.06 | 17360 Users | 148 Reviews
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The Hand of ChaosChaos 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.
The Death Gate Cycle
Millennia ago a battle raged between the Sartan and the Patryn, and the Sartan sundered the world into four realms - air, fire, stone, and water - and then vanished. But now the two races have rediscovered each other through the magic of the Death Gate - and war is about to erupt anew.
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| Title | : | The Hand of Chaos (The Death Gate Cycle #5) |
| Author | : | Margaret Weis |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 446 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 1993 by Spectra (first published January 1st 1993) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. Epic Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 17360 Users | 148 ReviewsCriticism Of Books The Hand of Chaos (The Death Gate Cycle #5)
In all probability, people who read the first of the Death Gate Cycle books and like it, are going to want to read all of the books in the series (regardless of any flucutation in the individual books' ratings). Ditto for the reverse: if people don't like the first book, then they're probably not going to want to read any of the other books in the series. Thus, instead of individual book ratings, I've rated the whole series and given a short blurb on any specifics for each book.Overall, this is(view spoiler)[Hugh the Hand returns! You have to wait for almost half the book to be over, but he's back! (hide spoiler)]Very welcome indeed, as is the series' return to Arianus, the most vividly imagined of the 4+ realms of the Death Gate Cycle. Of course, that may be because Weis and Hickman made a killing in a similar realm in Krynn.Anyway, now that we, the readers, have had a primer on the four new Sartan worlds (view spoiler)[and that the gate between them is now open (hide spoiler)], we
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There are a lot of good things about Hand of Chaos. Haplo continues to develop. I like the Kenkari. I applaud the return of Bane the devil child. As well as Limbeck and Jarre. Also, randomly, I like the side character Trian.I'm sort of ambivalent about the return of Hugh the Hand from the dead. On the one hand, what he turns out to be is pretty interesting, and... I like the guy. I also really, really appreciate that his relationship with Iridal doesn't go anywhere beyond his admiration of her.
This book is part of a series and must be read in order as each book builds on each other. In this one, the serpents are using the Death Gate as they travel to worlds so they can incite fear, anger, and chaos. This will allow the serpents to thrive.I have really enjoyed this series but I did think this was the weakest book so far. This book was like a first episode of a new season of a television show. Things were wrapped up in the previous episode and now we are setting the table for the
I've said it a thousand times, and I'll keep saying it. I absolutely love this series.It's the kind of fantasy that I really enjoy, it's intricate, thought out, culturally diverse and in depth, great action, and wondrous feels. The powers that are pulling every races strings in this are quite mysterious and fascinating- the series always leaves you questioning everything you think you know. While you're going through the story you learn so much, yet everything you learn leaves you asking more
Many of book one's characters are brought back in book 5 of the series and one of the two main characters is given a break from the action. A good followup to book 4.
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