Tracy Hickman
Tracy Hickman
b. November 26, 1955 · From United States- Books
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Tracy Hickman (born 1955) is an American fantasy author and game designer. He began his career at TSR, Inc. in the early 1980s, where he designed adventure modules including Ravenloft.
In 1984 he and Margaret Weis published Dragons of Autumn Twilight, the first novel of the Dragonlance Chronicles, a series they co-created and went on to expand across the Dragonlance Legends and later Dragonlance sequences. Hickman and Weis also co-wrote the seven-volume Death Gate Cycle and the Darksword trilogy.
He has authored or co-authored more than sixty books, including works written with his wife, Laura Hickman.
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Fantasy Fiction High Fantasy Epic Fantasy Adventure
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Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Margaret Weis
Dragonlance #1
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Dragons of Spring Dawning
Margaret Weis
Graphic novel
Dragonlance #3
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Dragons of a Fallen Sun
Margaret Weis
Dragonlance: The War of Souls #1
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Dragons of Winter Night
Margaret Weis
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Dragonlance #2
Test of the Twins
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Tracy Hickman is widely recognized for co-creating the Dragonlance fantasy setting and its associated novels, particularly the Chronicles and Legends series, which are foundational works in the high fantasy genre.
The Dragonlance Chronicles should be read in the following order: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning. This trilogy introduces the core characters and world.
A new reader should begin with Dragons of Autumn Twilight, the first book in the Dragonlance Chronicles. It serves as an excellent introduction to his collaborative world-building and storytelling style.