The Hand of Chaos (Death Gate Cycle, Book 5)

by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553563696
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Spectra
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 1.1" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Hand Of Chaos A GREAT Novel

This fifth book, out of seven, is a great continuation to the fourth book, in which Haplo visits the fourth sundered world of chelestra. In this novel, old characters are reintroduced, and reincarnated....

This book keeps you on the edge of your seat.

The author do a great job with the description and I would have to say this has got to be the best book yet. Randy Merrill

It was great

I think that the Death Gate Cycle was the best series of books I have ever read. I wish they woul keep writing more of them like the Dragonlance series.

The Fifth Chapter of the Death Gate Cycle...

The Hand of Chaos brings readers back to Arianus, World of Air, as the Patryn Haplo must choose between obeying his master, the Lord of the Nexus, and fighting the evil dragon-snakes, who escaped from Chelestra, World of Water. Book Five also brings back Hugh the Hand, brought back from the dead, to complete the mission he failed to complete before, killing Bane, Lady Iridal's ill-fated son. Book Five also brings together the characters of the first four books as well as introducing new characters

The turning point in the Death Gate Cycle

This is the 5th book in the Death Gate cycle and the one that changes the rest of the main characters lives. Haplo is sent to Arianus by Xar (his lord) who later plans to kill him because he thinks that he is a traitor. Xar tells a boy named Bane to kill him who later tries to take over everything for himself ( and we all know what happens when people try to do that....). Alfred is almost never mentioned in this book (they hold you suspended until the next one) but since he is purportedly in the Labyrinth, Haplo intends to disobey his lord, after his attempted murder, and go to the Labyrinth to get his long lost son. This book is really good and gives an excellent portrayal of the Lazar in Fire Sea by showing a good Lazar--Hugh the Hand. Have fun, folks