Author guide
Tracy Hickman Books in Order
Tracy Raye Hickman is an American fantasy and science-fiction novelist and game designer. He is best known for co-creating Dragonlance and for his long-running collaborations with Margaret Weis. He has also written solo novels and books with Laura Hickman, Richard Garriott, Dan Willis, and other collaborators, as well as role-playing game sourcebooks and adventures.
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Dragons of Autumn Twilight
The foundational Dragonlance novel and Hickman's best-known collaboration with Margaret Weis.
Dragonwing
The opening volume of the complete seven-book Death Gate Cycle.
Forging the Darksword
The opening novel of the Darksword sequence.
Mystic Warrior
The opening volume of the Bronze Canticles, co-authored with Laura Hickman.
Requiem of Stars
Hickman's principal solo science-fiction novel.
The Immortals
A major standalone solo novel and one of Hickman's earliest prominent works.
Song of the Dragon
The opening volume of The Annals of Drakis.
Bones of the Dragon
The opening volume of Dragonships of Vindras.
Unwept
The opening volume of The Nightbirds.
The Sword of Midras
The opening novel in the Shroud of the Avatar-related Blade of the Avatar series.
Wayne of Gotham
A standalone licensed Batman novel showing Hickman's work outside epic fantasy.
Read in order
Books by series
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Dragonlance Chronicles
The original Dragonlance trilogy, co-authored with Margaret Weis.
novel-series · complete
Dragonlance Legends
A Dragonlance trilogy centered on the twins Raistlin and Caramon Majere, co-authored with Margaret Weis.
collection-series · complete
Dragonlance Tales I
Collections of Dragonlance stories edited and contributed to by Hickman and Margaret Weis.
collection-series · complete
Dragonlance Tales II
Later Dragonlance story collections edited and contributed to by Hickman and Margaret Weis.
collection-series · complete
Dragonlance: The Second Generation
A separately published Dragonlance collection co-authored and edited with Margaret Weis.
novel-series · complete
Dragonlance: War of Souls
A Dragonlance trilogy co-authored with Margaret Weis.
novel-series · complete
Dragonlance: The Lost Chronicles
A trilogy filling in events surrounding the original Dragonlance Chronicles, co-authored with Margaret Weis.
novel-series · complete
Dragonlance Destinies
A later Dragonlance trilogy co-authored with Margaret Weis.
reference-series · complete
Dragonlance Reference Works
Reference, sourcebook, and lore collections associated with Dragonlance.
- 1
Dragonlance AdventuresAmazon ↗Book 1 · game-book · 1987
- 2 The History of DragonlanceAmazon ↗
Book 2 · reference · 1995
- 3 Dragonlance Legends of TwinsAmazon ↗
Book 3 · reference · 2005
- 4
Leaves from the Inn of the Last HomeAmazon ↗Book 4 · collection · 1987
- 5
More Leaves from the Inn of the Last HomeAmazon ↗Book 5 · collection · 2000
game-series · complete
Dragonlance Role-Playing Products
Dragonlance role-playing game sourcebooks and adventure modules listed in Hickman's principal bibliography.
- 1 Dragons of DespairAmazon ↗
Book 1 · game-book · 1984
- 2 Dragons of FlameAmazon ↗
Book 2 · game-book · 1984
- 3 Dragons of DesolationAmazon ↗
Book 3 · game-book · 1984
- 4 Dragons of KrynnAmazon ↗
Book 4 · game-book · 1984
- 5
Dragons of WarAmazon ↗Book 5 · game-book · 1985
- 6 Dragons of DreamsAmazon ↗
Book 6 · game-book · 1985
- 7
Dragons of TriumphAmazon ↗Book 7 · game-book · 1986
game-series · complete
Other Role-Playing Products
Role-playing game products listed in Hickman's principal bibliography outside the Dragonlance line.
- 1 RahasiaAmazon ↗
Book 1 · game-book · 1979
- 2
PharaohAmazon ↗Book 2 · game-book · 1982
- 3 Oasis of the White PalmAmazon ↗
Book 3 · game-book · 1983
- 4 Lost Tomb of MartekAmazon ↗
Book 4 · game-book · 1983
- 5
RavenloftAmazon ↗Book 5 · game-book · 1983
- 6 The House on Griffon HillAmazon ↗
Book 6 · game-book · 1986
- 7 Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomAmazon ↗
Book 7 · game-book · 1984
- 8 Indiana Jones and the Lost NailAmazon ↗
Book 8 · game-book · 1984
- 9 Death in SpadesAmazon ↗
Book 9 · game-book · 1983
- 1 Dragonlance: War of the LanceAmazon ↗
Book 1 · simulation-game · 1989
novel-series · complete
Darksword
A fantasy series co-authored with Margaret Weis, including a later continuation and game book.
novel-series · complete
Rose of the Prophet
A fantasy trilogy about gods, djinn, and mortals, co-authored with Margaret Weis.
novel-series · complete
Death Gate Cycle
A seven-volume fantasy series co-authored with Margaret Weis.
- 1 DragonwingAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1990
- 2
Elven StarAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1991
- 3
Fire SeaAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1992
- 4
Serpent MageAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1993
- 5
The Hand of ChaosAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1993
- 6
Into the LabyrinthAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1994
- 7
The Seventh GateAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1995
novel-series · unfinished
Starshield
A planned galactic-fantasy trilogy with Margaret Weis; only two novels were published.
novel-series · complete
Sovereign Stone
A fantasy trilogy co-authored with Margaret Weis and developed from the Sovereign Stone game setting.
novel-series · unfinished
Songs of the Stellar Wind
An unfinished science-fiction series planned as a trilogy; only the first novel was published.
- 1 Requiem of StarsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1996
- 1 StarCraft: Speed of DarknessAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2002
novel-series · ongoing
Blade of the Avatar
A Shroud of the Avatar novel series co-authored with Richard Garriott.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (8)
- The ImmortalsAmazon ↗
novel · 1996
- Shadow Over NordmaarAmazon ↗
novel · 1982
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Fireborn: Embers of AtlantisAmazon ↗novel · 2011
- Wayne of GothamAmazon ↗
novel · 2012
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Swept Up by the Sea: A Romantic Fairy TaleAmazon ↗novella · 2013
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Lincoln's WizardAmazon ↗novel · 2015
- Secrets of Dungeon MasteryAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1988
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XDM: X-Treme Dungeon MasteryAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2009