Our thoughts go to our friends and members of the very first Dragonlance team: Jeff Grubb, Michael Williams, Doug Niles, and Harold Johnson; our first editor, who took a huge chance on us, Jean Blashfield Black; the amazing art staff of TSR, Inc.—Larry Elmore, Jeff Easely, Clyde Caldwell, Keith Parkinson; our former publisher, Mary Kirchoff; and our former executive editors, Peter Archer and Brian Thomsen. Finally, we would like to give special thanks and heartfelt gratitude to our friend and editor for all these many years, Pat McGilligan.
And to all of you who have read and loved these books. May dragons fly ever in your dreams.
—Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
a cognizant original v5 release october 15 2010
The Lost Chronicles, Volume Three
DRAGONS OF THE HOURGLASS MAGE
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Dragons of the hourglass mage / Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
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Table of Contents
By Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Canticle of the Dragon
By Michael Williams
FOREWORD
PROLOGUE
1 A Roll of the Dye. An Unexpected Encounter. 2nd Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
2 The Last of the Wine. 2nd Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
3 Memories. An Old Friend. 3rd Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
4 The Cursed Tower. The Dragon Orb. Silence. 4th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
1 The Court of the Nightlord. 5th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
2 The Mage. The Witch. And the Maniac. 5th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
3 A Cup Of Tea. Memories. A Dangerous Woman. 6th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
4 Inn of the Broken Shield. The Tower of High Sorcery. 6th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
5 Boiled Cabbage. The New Librarian. 6th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
6 Forces of the Dark Queen The search. The find. 8th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
7 Wrong Place. Wrong Time. 8th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
8 The Morning After. The Alibi. 9th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
9 The Red Mansion. The Dark Queen. 18th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
10 Hair of the Troll. A Maelstrom Special. 14th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
11 Lute’s Loot. A Job Offer. 14th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
12 A Meeting With Ariakas. Another Job Offer. 15th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
13 Changing the darkness. 15th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
1 Brother And Sister, And Brother And Sister. 23rd Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
2 Knight of the Black Rose. The Hourglass of Stars. 23rd Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
3 Broken door. A question of trust. 24th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
4 God of White. God of Red. God of Black. 24th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
5 The Prayer Meeting. 24th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
6 The Night of No Moons. 24th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
7 Green Dragon. Dead knight. 24th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
8 Black Maelstrom. 24th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
9 Brother and sister. The Hourglass of Stars. 24th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
10 No Rest For The Wizard. Revenge. 25th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
11 Godshome. Old friends. 25th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
12 Kitiara’s Knife. Par-Salian’s Sword. 25th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
13 The Spiritor. Temple of the Dark Queen. 26th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
14 A reunion of sorts. The spell trap. 26th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
15 The Nightlord. Paying A Debt. 26th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
16 Crown of Love. Crown of Power. 26th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
17 The last battle. The bloodstone. 26th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
18 Two Brothers. 26th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
19 The End of a Journey. 26th Day, Month of Mishamont, Year 352 AC
AFTERWORD
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