Margaret Weis

Margaret Baldwin Weis (born March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri, United States) is an extremely prolific fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in the world of Krynn. She now lives in southern Wisconsin in a converted barn. Most recently, she has completed the third novel in the Dragonvarld trilogy for TOR, Master of Dragons. Her second novel in the Dark Disciple series, Amber and Iron, was released to stores on February 1, 2006. She has finished work on the first novel in the Lost Chronicles series with co-author Hickman, entitled Dragons of the Dwarven Depths, which was released in July 2006.

In addition to her writing career, Margaret serves as the owner and chief officer of two publishing companies, including Sovereign Press, Inc., a game publisher based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The company used to own the license to Larry Elmore's Sovereign Stone RPG world, hence the name of the company. It now produces the Dragonlance line of game products, licensed from Wizards of the Coast. Her newest company, Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. is a brand-new venture with several major announcements in the works, like an RPG line based on the Firefly/Serenity license and Ed Greenwood's new solo venture into roleplaying, Castlemourn.

Oddly enough, she claims not to read fantasy books.1

On a personal level, Weis is a mother of two (David (deceased) and Elisabeth Baldwin) from her first marriage. She has also divorced her second husband, Canadian-born author Don Perrin.

Dragonlance

 * Chronicles:
 * Dragons of Autumn Twilight1 (1984)
 * Dragons of Winter Night1 (1985)
 * Dragons of Spring Dawning1 (1985)
 * Dragons of Summer Flame1 (1996)


 * Legends:
 * Time of the Twins1 (1986)
 * War of the Twins1 (1986)
 * Test of the Twins1 (1986)


 * The Second Generation1 (1995)


 * Kang's Regiment:
 * The Doom Brigade2 (1996)
 * Draconian Measures2 (2000)


 * The Raistlin Chronicles:
 * The Soulforge (1998)
 * Brothers in Arms2 (1999)


 * The War of Souls:
 * Dragons of a Fallen Sun1 (2000)
 * Dragons of a Lost Star1 (2001)
 * Dragons of a Vanished Moon1 (2002)


 * The Dark Disciple:
 * Amber and Ashes (2004)
 * Amber and Iron (2006)
 * Amber and Blood (unscheduled)


 * The Lost Chronicles:
 * Dragons of the Dwarven Depths1 (2006)
 * Dragons of the Highlord Skie1 (2007)
 * Dragons of the Hourglass Mage1 (2008)

1 (co-author Tracy Hickman) 2 (co-author Don Perrin)

Endless Quest

 * 1) The Endless Catacombs (1984)

Dark Sword
(co-author Tracy Hickman)
 * 1) Forging the Darksword (1987)
 * 2) Doom of the Darksword (1988)
 * 3) Triumph of the Darksword (1988)
 * 4) Legacy of the Darksword (1997)

Rose of the Prophet
(co-author Tracy Hickman)
 * 1) The Will of the Wanderer (1988)
 * 2) Paladin of the Night (1989)
 * 3) The Prophet of Akhran (1989)

Star of the Guardians

 * 1) The Lost King (1990)
 * 2) King's Test (1991)
 * 3) King's Sacrifice (1991)
 * 4) Ghost Legion (1993)

Death Gate Cycle
(co-author Tracy Hickman)
 * 1) Dragon Wing (1990)
 * 2) Elven Star (1991)
 * 3) Fire Sea (1992)
 * 4) Serpent Mage (1993)
 * 5) The Hand of Chaos (1993)
 * 6) Into the Labyrinth (1994)
 * 7) The Seventh Gate (1995)

Mag Force 7
(co-author Don Perrin)
 * 1) The Knights of the Black Earth (1995)
 * 2) Robot Blues (1996)
 * 3) Hung Out (1997)

Starshield
(co-author Tracy Hickman)
 * 1) Starshield: Sentinels (1996)
 * 2) Nightsword (1998)

Dragon's Disciple
(co-author David Baldwin, her son)
 * 1) Dark Heart (1998)

Sovereign Stone
(co-author Tracy Hickman)
 * 1) Well of Darkness (2000)
 * 2) Guardians of the Lost (2001)
 * 3) Journey into the Void (2003)

Dragonvarld

 * 1) Mistress of Dragons (2003)
 * 2) The Dragon's Son (2004)
 * 3) Master of Dragons (2005)

Trivia

 * In the Dragons of Autumn Twilight (1984), Margaret includes allusions to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, one of her favorites stories. References include But there was something disquieting about him&mdash;secret, silent, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster and The fate of mankind is my business, turning the quote from meaning good to meaning harm.


 * To describe a scene in Dragons of Winter Night (1985) where dragons attacked the city of Tarsis, Margaret Weis studied World War II films of the bombing of London.


 * When Jeff Grubb first met her, she had an autographed picture of Darth Vader on her desk.


 * In Dragons of Winter Night (1985), Margaret references Othello by William Shakespeare, with the phrase "No, you're wrong, Tanis. I sent him away."