Dragon Wing (The Death Gate Cycle, #1) by Margaret Weis

Dragon Wing (The Death Gate Cycle, #1) Reviews

• 
  Tom Quinn

  Imagine something like the grand mythos of Tolkien adapted for the stage by an exuberant community theatre company. Sure, there are faults but their edges are softened by enthusiasm and you can easily lose yourself in the grandiose, scene chewing theatrics. There's action, excitement, comedy, magic, political intrigue... Fans of swords and sorcery in any form will find something to love in this wide-ranging series.
  
  4 stars out of 5. Bigger than the sum of its parts, and loads of fun.
• 
  Aaron Miller

  The Death Gate Cycle is probably my favorite fantasy series. The settings are unique and engrossing. The characters are deep and complex. Haplo is the most interesting fantasy character I've come across.
• 
  August Reads

  Ala de Dragón, primera novela de "El ciclo de la Puerta de la Muerte" y un inicio de saga interesante, correcto, pero que no se salva de los decepcionantes "deus ex machina" a los que Weis y Hickman ya nos tienen acostumbrados... Y es que para reseñar esta novela yo la dividiría en dos partes: una excelente primera mitad y el decepcionante resto del libro.
  
  Pero veamos de que va ésto primero:
  
  "Ala de Dragón" nos narra principalmente la aventura de Hugh la mano, un asesino a sueldo condenado a muerte, qué es rescatado con la idea de llevar a cabo la importante misión de líquidar a un muchachito, Bane. La misión lo llevara a toparse inevitablemente con Alfred, un torpe chambelán; Happlo, un poderoso mago Patryn; y con Limbeck, un enano curioso en vias de llevar a cabo una revolución en contra de los elfos.
  
  Hasta este punto de la trama todo es perfecto, la novela te mantiene enganchado y es fácil de leer, las motivaciones de cada personaje están bien fundamentadas y el mundo de Ariano es interesante y original. No obstante, a la mitad del libro es donde comienza el declive... Y es que nos meten un "deus ex machina" tan descabellado, pero tan descabellado, que no pude evitar bajar el libro, respirar hondo, mirar al vacío y decirme a mí mismo "¿Es en serio?" "¿¡EN SERIO!?"
  
  Y es que acá uno de los personajes se salva de manera tan milagrosa, pero tan milagrosa, que ni Harry Potter pasando todos los cursos de magia con 10 podría llegar a conjurar el hechizo que el personaje, un niño sin experiencia alguna en magia, logra conjurar... y eso no es todo, porque a partir de este punto los autores nos llenan de situaciones similares, cada una con menos sentido que la otra.
  
  1. Hay una batalla en la que vencen cantando. Sí, para no creerlo ¡Cantando!
  
  2. Al personaje de Happlo intentan mostrarlo como malo, cruel e increiblemente poderoso... pero son solo palabras, porque ningún momento nos lo muestran. Es más, el personaje comienza herido, casi muerto después de haber sufrido una simple caída en su nave... y cuando leemos y vemos sus acciones nos damos cuenta que es más bueno y noble que la mayoría de los demás. Lo que no tiene ningún sentido con lo que los autores nos intentan colar.
  
  3. Los Dragones supuestamente son muy poderosos, malvados y vengativos si no se les controla... pero nuevamente, hay una batalla donde uno de ellos da un par de manotazos y ya ¡Zan se acabó! ¡Y a otra cosa mariposa!... ¡Qué autores más flojos! Ni siquiera le hacen utilizar el característico poder por el que tan famosos se han hecho. Sí, hablo de su fuego. ¡Decepcionante!
  
  4. Uno de los personajes supuestamente se enamora ¡En tan solo un par de días! de una maga al punto de estar dispuesto a sacrificarse por ella... pero nuevamente no nos lo muestran en ningún momento, simplemente lo dicen y tú tienes que creértelo porque sí, porque los autores lo dicen y porque les es conveniente para la trama.
  
  5. Hay unos cuantos nombres algo ridículos que te sacan de onda en la lectura: Welfos (elfos), tumpa chumpa (umpa lumpa), entre otros que por suerte ya no recuerdo.
  
  6. Un par de personajes mueren y a los dos párrafos reviven porque... ¡Bueno! Los autores así lo decidieron. Aunque ésto me hace preguntarme ¿Qué sentido tenía matarlos entonces? o ¿Por qué preocuparse por ellos siquiera? ¿Cuál es la idea? ¡Si a los dos párrafos los vas hacer regresar! Es más, al final uno de los personajes principales muere, pero ya ni causa impacto sí es más que obvio que en los libros futuros va a regresar. Realmente una muy mala idea empezar una saga de esta manera ¿Por qué importarme del destino de los personajes o sufrir con ellos cuando estén en peligro ahora? Si sabemos que si se mueren pueden volver a la vida a los dos parrafos... ¡Hasta resulta molesto cuando lo pensamos de manera más exhaustiva!
  
  En fin, un inicio de saga, qué pese a lo anterior mencionado, logra generar suficiente interés para querer continuar con su segunda novela. Aunque ese interés no es precisamente por la calidad de esta primera parte sino más bien por la supertrama de fondo que pareciera comenzar a gestarse, supertrama que promete bastante y qué espero a futuro no decepcione.
  
  De hecho, actualmente me encuentro a la mitad de ésta saga (en el Mago de la Serpiente) y como adelanto te puedo decir que, a pesar de sus muy malos episodios en algunos casos, en general ha valido la pena. Por lo que si estás pensando iniciarte en esta saga, te recomendaría sin dudarlo que lo hicieras. Eso sí, no esperes un "Canción de Fuego y Hielo" o un "Señor de los Anillos" porque en cuanto a calidad están muy por debajo de ellas. Aunque pese a esto, estoy seguro que igual lograrás entretenerte.
  
  ¡Novela correcta como inicio de saga! ¡Nada más, nada menos!
• 
  Dirk Grobbelaar

  This is certainly an example of 'thinking out of the box' as far as world building is concerned. I'm not too sure how to approach a review of this book. I've never read the Death Gate Cycle before, and I must say that this book left me intrigued. I did, initially, have a struggle wrapping my mind around the world of Arianus and the different realms. The maps and diagrams in the front of the book certainly helped. One or two of the characters left me cold, but that didn't really alter my reading experience. Let's face it, the world(s) being presented here is almost a character in its own right. I did enjoy the surprises and twists, although the intrigue (political and otherwise) being presented here is not nearly on the same level as what can be found in other series'. I think that actually helps the plot in this case, where too much skulduggery could seriously bog things down. There are secrets and conspiracies though, and enough adventure to keep the pages turning. I would recommend this to people who intend reading the whole series. It's blatantly obvious that some loose ends are only going to be resolved right at the very end. Like I mentioned, I wasn't sure how to approach this review. I couldn't help but feel it might have been better to wait until I've finished book seven. On the other hand, by then I would likely have forgotten what I wanted to say in the first place.
  
  Anyway, I'll not go into plot details. This series has a large following, it seems, and most folk likely already know what it's about. It is Fantasy, with just the slightest touch of Mechanical Sci-Fi (if that is even a term). I enjoyed it and will check out the sequels. Oh, and the cover art is pretty cool too. So, if you're into Dragonlance era Fantasy that is reminiscent of Dragonlance whilst still being something else entirely, you might want to check this out.
• 
  Jorge Gálvez

  Si eres fanático de la literatura fantástica al estilo Tolkien o G.R.R. Martin, entonces no deberías leer este libro, o ninguno escrito por estos 2 geniales autores, ya puestos.
  
  Antes de que te enojes conmigo, déjame explicarte a qué me refiero. Los libros de los autores que mencioné no son malos, pero sí son muy lentos y contienen muuuucha paja, demasiada diría yo. Pero cuando has leído poca fantasía, esto no importa, por que casi ni te das cuenta de ello.
  
  Pero cuando lees a las escritoras de Ala de Dragón y Dragonlance, todo es muy pero muy diferente. Ellas no se van por las ramas, son rudas y directas, van directo al meollo del asunto, la trama avanza desde que lees la primera frase y la acción no se detiene un solo segundo.
  
  Dibujan mundos vastos y ricos en detalles, pero a diferencia de El Señor de los anillos o Juego de Tronos, ellas no se detienen en aburridas y monótonas descripciones para hacerlo, sino que lo hacen de una manera discreta y que fluye junto a la trama sin necesidad de tener que detenerla.
  
  ¿Por qué digo que no deberías leer este libro si te gusta la fantasía? La respuesta es sencilla, por que la serie de El Ciclo de la Puerta de la Muerte que inicia con este libro simplemente pondrá tus estándares demasiado altos, y cuando quieras regresar a leer a alguno de los referentes más populares de la fantasía épica, morirás de aburrimiento y no podrás más que ver lo lentas que son sus tramas y la poca acción que hay en cada libro.
  
  Espero mi reseña les ayude y si ya han leído el libro ojalá puedan decirme qué les ha parecido y saber si estoy en lo cierto o si por el contrario he exagerado con mi evaluación.
• 
  Sarah Trites

  5 stars for the phenomenally creative world building and all of the awesomeness this book sets up for lager in the series, 3 stars for the character development. Completely changed my thinking as an RPG player.
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  Cris

  Ha sido todo un acierto recuperar esta serie que leí por primera vez durante mi adolescencia. Como era de esperar, esta relectura la ha privado del barniz de obra maestra que le apliqué entonces, pero aún así ha pasado la prueba con creces. Se trata de una colección de libros en la que tiene cabida la reflexión sobre grandes temas pero que se sustenta, sobre todo, en unos personajes carismáticos, un universo rico y complejo y un ritmo narrativo adictivo que deja espacio suficiente a los detalles.
  
  En mi opinión, esta serie llega al listón de joya del género fantástico (con permiso de Sapkowski) ya que, a pesar de apoyarse en muchos de los estereotipos tradicionales, crea un nuevo espacio totalmente genuino. Se aleja en gran medida del hilo narrativo habitual: si bien también contamos con la figura del héroe (varios, de hecho), en vez de seres humildes que descubren poco a poco su poder, los protagonistas surgen de entre los que hasta ahora se creían dioses. Su hazaña final no será luchar activamente por la salvación del universo, sino que dicha salvación depende en gran parte de su capacidad para aceptar lo limitado de su poder, saber retirarse a tiempo y aceptar que no tienen derecho a gobernar en la vida de nadie. Recorremos, por tanto, el camino contrario al que siguen muchas historias del género.
  
  Reseña completa y mi versión de la portada en
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• 
  Anna

  I split the review for this up... Too long = too lazy to read (admit it). I first read these as a teenager and I was completely and utterly hooked. It’s been roughly fifteen years since then, and of course, the reading experience changed.
  
  This is sci-fi-fantasy at its hugest form. Tolkien has created a massive fantasy world, in all its glory. The Death Gate Cycle can rival Middle-earth in its magnitude, though I’m not sold on its ability to speak to people’s imagination. Weis and Hickman wrote something that entwines sci-fi and fantasy, and adds tons of physics, magic and very nonsensical moments to the mix.
  
  This book is character-driven and it is hard not to get involved. From the unreadable Patryn, Haplo, to the lamentable Jonathan (book 3 Fire Sea), to the overconfident, proud Xar, and the very intriguing and one-of-a-kind (truly!) Zifnab; I always felt like W & H had done their utmost to create characters you wanted to read more about.
  
  When you’ve grown used to Alfred, you can actually feel other characters' despair, most notably Haplo, when Alfred – once again – faints, in the face of danger. As their bond grows, I was often torn between “God no!” and “Hell yes!”: I love how in the end they interact like life-long friends. Dare I use the word "bromance"? Hell, yes.
  
  It is impossible not to feel endearment and frustration at the interaction and evolution of the relationship between Jarre and Limbeck, the dwarven rebel couple in book 1, Dragon Wing.
  
  One can only love the dog, who roughly goes by that name “dog!”, and who is ridiculously important for Haplo. Won’t say. Spoilers. He has personality and is written with endearing expression and emotion.
  
  Bane, the extremely manipulative tyke of a child. I was happy to see how his fate turned, sorry-not-sorry. For someone so small, he caused a lot of trouble and truly got on my nerves.
  
  I'll get to Hugh the Hand and Haplo elsewhere. These characters were the reason I got sucked into the stories. What, how, why, when? Take me on this adventure and show me all this world has to offer!
• 
  Charty

  I'm re-reading the Death Gate Cycle because it's been a long time and it seemed like a good summer series. The first book is amazingly spry in that they don't bog it down with endless details and make it carry the entire world-building burden. Plus they are pretty sneaky by starting the reader off with a main character (Hugh the Hand) who isn't really the main character at all, yet he makes a good entry point for the reader. You think you are getting some pretty standard fantasy/medieval realm story and then you realize that this will be something quite different. Enough details about the world and upcoming conflict are hinted at, but the world and story can be enjoyed as a stand alone effort in this volume. Especially engaging are the Gegs and their world involved in Kicksey-Wicksy, a giant machine that no one quite remembers what it's supposed to do, and yet the entire race of Dwarves lives to serve it (and actually worship it). Our main antagonists, Haplo and Alfred are introduced and by the end of the book I was sucked back in and ready to read the next one. A good start and I thought this held up surprisingly well after so many years away.
• 
  Ignacio Senao f

  La fantasía más clásica está desapareciendo. Estos autores la han cocinado muy bien con la clásica saga Dragonlance que muchos la consideran de usar y tirar.
  
  Esta nueva saga que abrieron no es reversada, no es adulta, no hay presencia de sangre ni sexo, tramas políticas simplonas… Pero amigos: ¡COMO ENTRETIENE!
  
• 
  Alejandra Sc

  This was the first epic fantasy book I ever read. This saga is the reason why I never enjoyed Harry Potter at a young age. I found it rather lame compared to this.
  
  If you are into exploring new worlds, this is definitely my way to go. Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman are an amazing writing duo.
  
  
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  La Nave Invisible

  Si por algo se caracterizan los mundos que crea
  Margaret Weis, con cualquiera de sus múltiples colaboradores, es por el detalle con el que desarrolla las partes divina y ritualística de sus religiones. Así, varias de sus sagas se centran precisamente en esa dimensión como zona de conflicto, lo que no quita para que incluso en aquellas en que no sucede acabe teniendo bastante peso. Para que podáis verlo, voy a hacer un repaso sobre la religión y cómo se trata el tema en relación a la trama principal en sus obras menos conocidas.
  
  Su cosmogonía más conocida es la de la Dragonlance, aunque cabe resaltar que se basaron en la existente en el juego de rol Dungeons and Dragons para, a partir de ahí, sugerir algo nuevo. Aunque hay muchas más deidades en el mundo, como Mishakal, el combate se centra en Takhisis y Paladine en un primer momento para, en la segunda trilogía, hablar de la hibris humana, encarnada en el personaje de Raistlin y su búsqueda de la deificación. Puede parecer poca cosa, ya que no trabajó sola, pero plantear un mundo sin clérigos o cuyos clérigos saben que sus deidades son falsas, así como el resentimiento completo de los seres inferiores hacia las divinidades debido al Cataclismo, fueron detalles que alejaron al mundo de la Dragonlance en sus inicios de otros mundos más clásicos, como pueden ser Reinos Olvidados o Greyhawk (Falcongrís, que se tradujo en España). Sin embargo, es un panteón “de encargo”, por decirlo de algún modo.
  
  [...] En El ciclo de la Puerta de la Muerte tarda mucho en entrar en juego la verdadera divinidad, y no os quiero hablar de ella puesto que es spoiler. Sin embargo, sí os puedo decir que uno de los temas centrales es precisamente la forma en que los sartanes se creen casi dioses y, por tanto, consideran que tienen dominio y decisión sobre las vidas del resto de las especies, como una especie de padres que castigan a sus hijos revoltosos. Es cierto que se enfrentan contra los patryn, que consideran que esos poderes les dan derechos de dominio directo, pero los sartanes se muestran claramente incapaces de dejar en paz a los demás.
  
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  H. P.

  Dragon Wing is book 1 of 7 in The Death Gate Cycle. The Death Gate Cycle is set in the far future, a post-apocalyptic world that looks a lot like traditional fantasy worlds—full of humans, elves, and dwarves. The difference are two races, Patryns and Sartans (demigods in their own minds). Their war led to the Sundering of the world. The Patryns were imprisoned in the hellish Labyrinth and the world was split into four—one for each of the old elements. The Death Gate Cycle follows a Patryn escapee from the Labyrinth, Haplo, as he explores the four worlds on behalf of his lord. It’s those four disparate worlds that make the Death Gate Cycle special. Weis and Hickman tread heavily on the well trodden ground of fantastic racism. But the four worlds allow them to examine it from four different perspectives in rapid succession as the first four books focus on a different world. The Death Gate Cycle is epic fantasy but the nature of the worlds allows the introduction of tropes from post-apocalyptic and science fiction, injecting much-needed originality into the genre. It makes for one of the more underrated epic fantasy series in my opinion.
  
  Dragon Wing takes place on Arianus, the world of Air. Arianus is composed of “islands” of porous rock floating on bubbles of lighter-than-air gas. The elves travel by mechanical-magic airships and the humans travel by dragon. The dwarves are trapped on the lowest level of the world operating the Kicksey-winsey as virtual slaves of the elves. Haplo steps into the world of an assassin, a crown price, an evil wizard, a reluctant revolutionary, and a bumbling chamberlain. As good as the Death Cycle gets, a great small story is interwoven with Haplo’s larger story.
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  Jim C

  This is the first book of a fantasy series from the authors who were responsible for the origins of Dragonlance. In this one, we are introduced to a land that has different realms. These realms could either be higher or lower than each other and they have their own story. Each realm is known but at the same time remains a mystery to the other realm's residents.
  
  I would classify this as epic fantasy as there was so much going on but it never got bogged down in the details. There were aspects of subjugation of races, revolution, and idolatry. Immediately I was intrigued by this book as we were introduced into the character of Hugh the Hand. He is an assassin who is hired to kill a child. I was invested in the characters and the mystery of why a child was to be killed. I knew there was more than meets the eye and there was. There are several races of sentient beings in this book and I liked the conflict in between these races. This is an interesting world and is vast in its scope. With some fantasy novels trying this huge undertaking, the description can get stuck in a mire with its details. That never happens in this book as the pace is terrific throughout.
  
  I was impressed by the huge undertaking of conceiving this world. With a little bit of humor thrown in the reader is intrigued by the characters and the mystery of where this book is heading towards. This is the first book so it left a lot on the table but I look forward to exploring these stories.
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  Silvera Starling

  A good book, but with some noticeable flaws.
  
  The world building is really great and unique, definitely the highlight of the book for me. Instead of seeing the usual fantasy world and culture that is in most novels, this one is very out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to that aspect. It seems everywhere you go, it's the usual: the elves are the magical hippies, the dwarves are the earth/mountain people, and the humans are everything else. Plus dragons. Dragon Wing is pretty good at avoiding all those cliches.
  
  However, the characters are dull and forgettable. Writing this review, I can only think of three of them off the top of my head that really stand out. Characterization is weak in this novel. All the focus goes on into the setting with little to the development and changes in the characters. Some characters we get the focus on for a bit and some interesting changes (I won't spoil it), but for the most part, anything huge that happens to any of the people in the story is just shrugged off because there's no connection between the reader and the character, so there's no reason to care.
  
  If you're really into fantasy worlds, definitely check this book out. If you're more into fantasy characters, you might want to skip this one.
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  Mark

  I am given this first volume a reluctant three stars, but I don't recommend the series.
  
  In the mid 80's Weis and Hickman wrote the first Dragonlance novels which were very popular. I quite liked them as a teen (although after rereading this series, I'm afraid to revisit them). Since Dragonlance they have worked on a number of other series but never as successfully as the first. Perhaps the most ambitious is The Death Gate Cycle, seven books set across five worlds each with its unique ecology and politics. And it fails miserably.
  
  I think the root cause of the failure might be too much world building, so much that all the other elements didn't receive enough attention. All of the many characters beyond the main two are invariably shallow. The prose frequently hits speed bumps as the authors force in explanations of their world building that aren't needed by the story. The "humor" is a one note act recycled from Dragonlance that would be booed out of open mic night. And the plot...the plot resolution after seven volumes is that we should choose love and friendship over hatred, delivered with the subtlety of a Saturday Afternoon Special.
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  Beatriz

  Gran comienzo de El Ciclo de la Puerta de la Muerte, de los creadores de Dragonlance (aunque a mí me gusta más esta saga que la de Dragonlance).
  
  Este libro sitúa la historia en el mundo del aire, Ariano. Es fascinante la imaginación de los autores del libro para resolver cada pequeño detalle que pueden encontrar los personajes, sobre todo esa capacidad para imaginar distintos mundos.
  
  Creo que una de las mejores sagas de fantasía, pero no mucha gente la conoce.
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  Melanie

  This is the first book of the Death Gate Cycle that I never got around to reading in the 1990s. I’m glad to catch up on the series as I’ve been meaning to read it for quite some time. The world-building is decent. The Sky Realm where this book is set has been split apart by a powerful race of magicians long ago. As such, the highest realm is too cold to sustain life without sever magic intervention. The middle realm which is the most resource-rich lacks access to water, and the lower realm is trapped below and drowned by an overabundance of water and storm. As political factions from each realm crash into each other as a consequence of their individual searches for power and better lives, the world’s long-held status quos are unheaved. This story didn’t blow me away, but I wasn’t expecting it to. It is a stereotypical fantasy tale with humans, dwarves, elves competing for power and of course dragons and magic.
  
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  Bill

  This is the first Weis/Hickman novel I've read. I'll certainly keep
  going with this seven-volume series because this one was a lot of fun.
  Any time I pick out a Fantasy or Sci-Fi novel to read, it is imperative
  that it has this one quality: Give me an interesting (the more
  mind-blowing, the better) world or concept.
  These authors obviously put a lot of thought into this world they've created, and described it in a manner that was not dull or over-wordy, but fun and adventurous.
  Top marks here, and hey, a pretty darn good plot too. I also enjoyed the characterizations as well. Nothing quite John Irving-esque here, but
  good enough to care about what was going to happen next to them.
  The next volume is definitely on the near horizon for me!
  
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  Fantasy Literature

  The Margaret Weis/Tracy Hickman novels make up one of those corners of the Fantasy genre that you either enjoyed in your teens (and remember fondly)... or you didn’t. I have to admit that I’m of the latter camp, and while I strongly suspect that there was a time when I could have greatly enjoyed Dragon Wing, that time has passed me by. These days, I’m a little too jaded and I’ve read a few too many works in a very similar vein. Dragon Wing isn’t bad, necessarily, but I’d be lying if I said I particularly like it.
  
  It starts well, mind you, as master assassin Hugh the Hand is employed by the king for that most politically... Read More:
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  Nimrod Daniel

  A good start for the series. The characters are nice, the plot is quite good, but the ambitious worldbuliding is probably its greatest achievement.
  
  4.25/5
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  Liam

  This has resolved many of the issues I had with the Dragonlance Chronicles.
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  Belinda Vlasbaard

  5 sterren - Nederlandse hardcover
  
  Zelden heb ik een serie gelezen waarvan ik zo onder de indruk was als de Poort des Doods. Deze serie is geschikt voor iedereen, fantasy-fan of niet! De prachtige werelden die beschreven worden in de serie en de diepgaande karakters zijn geweldig.
  
  Elk boek beschrijft een eigen wereld waarin de hoofdpersonen in terecht komen. De vervlechting van de verhalen is erg sterk en het maakt het complete verhaal erg goed te volgen. En verder nu ophouden met het lezen van reviews en lees deze serie! En lees ze maar alle 7 achter elkaar want deze
  Boeken zijn echt tof.
  
  Roy, gebruiker van de huisbibliotheek
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  Lel

  I was expecting great things from this book as it was one of my mums favorites when I was growing up. But it felt a little flat to me. I couldn’t really engage with the characters very well. The POV swung between a cast of about 9 people so you couldn’t really get a gauge of who they were. I don’t think that I will carry this series on.
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  Heidi

  I decided to re-read my favorite fantasy series of all time, The Death Gate Cycle. I was recently telling a friend and her husband (and you know who you are, Emily) how wonderful these books were, and as I was talking to them, I managed to talk myself into re-reading the books.
  
  Hundreds of years ago, the Sartans (a magical race) Sundered the world, dividing it into four components (air, stone, fire, and water) in order to prevent their enemies, the Patryns, from gaining control of the earth. The Sartan cast the Patryns into the Labyrinth, a nightmarish prison with danger around every corner. And having done all these things, the Sartans disappeared, leaving the survivors to deal with their new worlds on their own.
  
  Reading this book again was like meeting old friends after twenty years and finding that they hadn't changed at all. I almost cried when Alfred made his first appearance (I missed Alfred)...and Hugh the Hand, and Haplo, and Limbeck. The characters are wonderful, and this series is unique among fantasy series.
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  Rayco Cruz

  
  El libro va de menos a más, afortunadamente. Después de un comienzo lento y desconcertante y a medida que vamos conociendo mejor las motivaciones de cada personaje, la trama se va desenmarañando y me fue gustando más y más. La existencia de los sartán y los patryn, con el misterio que los envuelve, así como la identidad aun misteriosa de ese al que Haplo llama "amo" ha sido lo que más me ha gustado.
  
  El hecho de que todos los personajes, menos el pobre Linbeck, como Hugh La Mano, Bane o, incluso Iridal (sin olvidar a uno de los más importantes: el perro), tuviera sus propias motivaciones ocultas e intereses secretos le ha dado a la obra una sensación de permanente misterio que creo que es lo que me ha mantenido enganchado y ha conseguido que no pierda el interés con ese principio tan lento.
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  Joey Nguyen

  In Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's book Dragon Wing, tosses you into a new fantasy world that is so unique and innovative, quite literally. The character development of this book is unrealistically advanced, to the point that you have several main characters. They complement and contrast other characters in this book. The storyline takes you from reality and puts you into a time line which is unknown to you, and that to progress forward into the book is to learn of the past. The trek through a foreign and awe-inspiring world combined with the different personalities and development of characters pushes this tale forward, as if itself were on a journey.
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  Ross Alon

  Just as I remembered. Not the most sophisticated book, and it has some of the 80's fantasy book villains issues, but the world building is quite good, and the characters aren't flat as you'd expect.
  
  I thing it still can hold it's own against now days novels, but it might be my inner 12 years old.