Into the Labyrinth
core novel 1993 The Death Gate Cycle
Record
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (21,587 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 441 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780553567717 |
Synopsis
Into the Labyrinth is set largely within the Labyrinth, the harsh prison-realm the ancient Sartan built to contain the Patryn people, to which Haplo must return. He carries knowledge crucial to reaching the legendary Seventh Gate, rumored to grant whoever passes through it the power to create and destroy worlds, though he himself does not fully grasp what he knows. His journey is complicated by two assassins sent after him by his own Patryn lord, Xar: the mercenary Hugh the Hand and Haplo's former lover Marit, whose loyalties are far from settled, leaving Haplo unsure which of the two poses the greater danger.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Death Gate Cycle
- Series: The Death Gate Cycle core; position 6 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Margaret Weis
- Author: Tracy Hickman
Notes
- From the series record (The Death Gate Cycle): Complete seven-book sequence, a separate co-authored world from Weis & Hickman's Dragonlance.
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 The Death Gate Cycle: position 6 of 7: previous The Hand of Chaos (1993) · next The Seventh Gate (1994)
Sources
← The Death Gate Cycle dossier · All universes
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