Before the Mask
novel 1991 Dragonlance
Record
| First published | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781560765837 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragonlance
- Series: Dragonlance: The Villains series ; position 1 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michael Williams
- Author: Teri Williams
Notes
- Dragonlance: The Villains series #1. Verminaard's rise before becoming a Dragon Highlord.
- From the series record (Dragonlance: The Villains series): A 6-novel set (1990s) with one standalone novel per author, each following a classic Dragonlance villain's own perspective; corrects a commonly-repeated "12 books" claim not supported by any primary source checked. Exact publication years for the first 3 volumes vary by 1-3 years across sources (original TSR printing vs. later reprint); the years recorded here follow the Dragonlance Wiki's own series page. Hederick the Theocrat is registered without a confirmed US TSR/Wizards ISBN (only a UK NEL edition ISBN was found, not used). Registered 2026-08-18.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Dragonlance: The Villains series: position 1 of 6: next The Black Wing (1991)
- Internal chronology, within Dragonlance: position 6 of 164: previous The Messenger (2001) · next The Magic of Krynn (1987)
Sources
← Dragonlance dossier · All universes
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