About this title: Assassin Hugh the Hand is rescued from execution by a dragon rider. The rider takes him to the king for a special assignment on the world Arianus, where elves, humans, and gegs live in enmity on floating landmasses. The first volume of the "Death Gate" cycle.
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Description: Good. 0553286390 Good condition paperback book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra
Date Published: 1990-10-01
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Very Good. Mass Market (rack) paperback. Glued Binding. 430 p. Cover has slight shelf wear. Pages are clean, white, and new. ISBN 0553286390 WE SHIP DAILY. Thank you for your patronage. Selling books online since 2001. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Spectra Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 480 p. Death Gate Cycle (Paperback), 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Spectra Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Book is like new with a few creases to spine from previous reading. Pages and cover are like new! An excellent copy! Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 480 p. Death Gate Cycle (Paperback), 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Fair. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Considerable shelf and edge wear to wraps. Small tears. More of a reading copy with clean pages. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Spectra Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Cover quite worn, binding creased, otherwise pages tight and in good condition. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 480 p. Contains: Illustrations. Death Gate Cycle (Paperback), 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Good. 0553286390 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in good condition, varying degrees of shelf wear, some spine creases, m..._ read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Very Good. 0553286390 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in very good condition, may have slight worn corners and varying degre..._ read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Good. Center spine crease deep enough to cause some inward roll at the site; spine not cracked through and pages all well attached; light edge wear on a nice looking cover; light edge age color on otherwise fine pages. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Spectra Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553286397ISBN:0553286390
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Used; top edge of spine has small tear, edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 480 p. Death Gate Cycle (Paperback), 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I remember loving this series when I was younger, and this book was pretty good, but I started the second one, and there was quite a bit of swearing and suggestive scenes, so I quit after about 100 pages."
"Another creative, original series by Weis/Hickman, who seem to do the most outstanding work together. Strong characters, an amazingly detailed and creative universe (something not always easy to find in fantasy novels), and a solid plot make this series one of my favorites. Unusual for a series this length, it possesses no weak or bad books that have to be carried by the quality of the rest. Highly recommended."
"I missed this series back when I was reading Dragonlance (in middle school), which is a shame because this is waaaay better than Dragonlance! Has a slow start (which is to be expected for the first in a series of 7) and the dwarves--sorry, 'gegs'--are dull and stupid, but ~*Haplo*~ makes up for it by being a super badass who doesn't even HAVE to beat up guys to be a badass."
"I tried rereading Dragon Wing while at the beach on vacation this summer. The Death Gate Cycle of which Dragon Wing is the first volume, were some of my favorite books when I was a teenager, along with the Dragonlance Chronicles (also by Weiss and Hickman). After coming across my old copies of the series (sent home with me from my parents house after they moved),I wanted to see if had the same effect so I grabbed Dragon Wing figuring it would be good beach reading.
I still really enjoyed the story. It's fun and pretty fast paced with some great characters. Some of the plots twists were fun to read again. I can clearly remember being utterly shocked by what we come to find out about some of the characters when I read this the first time. The writing is not the best but I still really loved reading it again. I have fond memories of sitting outside on the backyard patio in my old house in New Jersey reading this over a summer (I think the summer of 1992 or 93)."
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