Margaret Weis was a storyteller before she knew how to read. In kindergarten, Weis would sit in front of the class and tell stories to her classmates while her teacher caught up on paperwork. Growing up in a home that valued books and reading, Weis抯 favorite authors were Alexander Dumas, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and later, J.R.R. Tolkien.

Weis graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in English, then worked for 12 years at a small church-owned publishing company as a proofreader, advertising director and eventually, editor梒oncurrently publishing several works of juvenile nonfiction and working on a science fantasy novel.

After learning of Dungeons & Dragons from a Publishers Weekly article, Weis applied for a position at TSR and was hired as editor for a new, ground-breaking project known as Dragonlance. She met lead designer Tracy Hickman and was immediately enthralled with the story line. Together, the duo spent one weekend writing the first chapters of what would become Dragons of Autumn Twilight梩he beginning of an era widely considered to have revolutionized roleplaying games and game-related fiction.

Since that time, Weis has authored or edited dozens of New York Times best-selling novels梬ith Hickman or other collaborators, as well as independently. In addition, Weis is owner and chief officer of Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd., which produced Dragonlance game products until June 2008.

Tracy Hickman was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 26th, 1955. He graduated from Provo High School in 1974 where his major interests were in drama, music and Air Force JROTC. In 1975, Tracy began two years of service as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons). His initial posting was for six months in Hawaii before his visa was approved, and he moved on to his final calling in Indonesia. There, he served as a missionary in Surabaya, Djakarta, and the mountain city of Bandung before being released honorably in 1977. As a result, Tracy can still speak conversational Indonesian and occasionally bases his magical phrases on that language.

Tracy married his high school sweetheart, Laura Curtis, within four months of his return to the United States. They are the parents of four children: Angel, Curtis, Tasha and Jarod.

Tracy has worked as a supermarket stockboy, a movie projectionist, a theater manager, a glass worker, a television assistant director and a drill press operator in a genealogy center. It was in 1981梑etween jobs and wanting to buy shoes for his children梩hat he approached TSR about buying two of his modules?and ended up with a job, instead. That job led to his association with Margaret Weis and their first publication together: Dragonlance Chronicles.

Since 1985 they have jointly authored over forty books梐 partnership that continues with their latest Dragonships series. Tracy抯 first two solo novels, Requiem of Stars and The Immortals, were published in the spring of 1996. He also writes with his wife, Laura. Together they have written The Bronze Canticles trilogy, as well as several upcoming new novel projects.

Tracy remains highly active in his church and pursues a number of hobbies including guitar, singing, piano, models, Blu-ray movies (under protest), computer games, television production and animation. He loves to read biographies, histories and popular science books. Tracy currently resides in South Jordan, Utah.

蟄伏在黑暗帝國的心髒

剋萊恩世界危如纍卵，龍槍英雄們再度歸來，在此，失落的編年史即將華麗收場。

曉春來臨瞭。長槍戰役接近尾聲，但勝敗尚難預料。龍槍英雄中的那位法師，雷斯林·馬哲理，換上黑袍，使用龍珠，走進瞭黑暗之後的帝國中樞——奈拉卡。雷斯林錶麵上願意為她效力，其實是尋求進一步增強自己的力量。

但雷斯林知道，如果塔剋西絲獲取勝利，他將永遠受其奴役。因此，他玩起瞭一場危險且緻命的遊戲——扮演雙重間諜，同時為黑暗和光明兩方效力，一邊聽從艾瑞阿卡斯皇帝的命令，一邊在奈拉卡城內秘密反抗。

塔剋西絲打算讓所有的法師們齊聚威萊斯大法師塔，摧毀“夜眼”狀態下的魔法諸神。雷斯林必須想辦法破壞這個計劃，這也意味著要與親姐姐、龍騎將奇蒂拉，及其恐怖的幫手、死亡騎士索思爵士作戰。

僅如此，他還得提防宿敵、大法師費斯坦但提勒斯，此人正找尋機會殺死雷斯林並竊取他的靈魂。

剋萊恩的未來早已記錄在冊。人們自以為知道故事是怎樣的結局。但，雷斯林在某個夜晚的靈光乍現，也許會顛覆我們已知的一切……

Into the Heart of the Dark Queen's Empire

The Companions are back and the balance of Krynn is at stake, in the magnificent conclusion to the Lost Chronicles.

The world celebrates Spring Dawning. The War of the Lance is nearing its end -- for good or ill. The wizard, Raistlin Majere, has become a Black Robe and, using the dragon orb in his possession, he travels to Neraka, the lord city of the Dark Queen. Raistlin ostensibly plans to work for her, though in reality he means to further his own quest for power.

But Raistlin realizes that if Takhisis wins, he will always be her slave. And so he resorts to a dangerous and deadly game. He acts as a double agent, offering his services to both the side of darkness and that of light, working for Emperor Ariakas and for the resistance movement in Neraka.

Takhisis plans to destroy the gods of magic on the Night of the Eye, when all the wizards will be congregated at the Tower of Wayreth. Raistlin has to find a way to thwart the plot, even though this means doing battle with his own sister, the Dragon Highlord Kitiara, and her terrifying ally, the death knight, Lord Soth.

And still he must overcome his final foe: the archmagus Fistandantilus, who seeks to kill Raistlin and steal his soul.

Krynn's future has been written. People think they know how the story ends. But one night and one fateful decision by Raistlin Majere may change it all.