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Average rating4.3
**Fire Sea**
Abarrach, the Realm of stone. Here, on a barren world of underground caverns built around a core of molten lava, the lesser races -- humans, elves, and dwarves -- seem to have all died off. Here, too, what may well be the last remnants of the once powerful Sartan still struggle to survive. For Haplo and Alfred - enemies by heritage, traveling companions by necessity - Abarrach may reveal more than either dares to discover about the history of Sartan... and the future of all their descendants.
**The Death Gate Cycle**
*Ages ago sorcerers of unmatched power sundered a world into four realms - sky, fire, stone, and water - then vanished. Over time, magicians learned to work spells only in their own realms and forgot the others. Now only the few who have survived the Labyrinth and crossed the Death Gate know of the presence of all four realms - and even they have yet to unravel the mysteries of their severed world...*
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Such a great book. It definitely had its flaws, but still a great entry in the series. Necromancy is not my favorite of the arcane arts in fantasy literature, so maybe that's why I wasn't blown away by it. The ending was really good though. Video review can be found here https://youtu.be/c_JuWB-Bz8g
With a bigger picture of the epic 7-book story unfolding, the third world tells of a dark and grim story of a mistake that led to disastrous and far-reaching consequences. The mood in this book is superbly portrayed.
As the Death Gate Cycle books progress they get better and better! I loved the character development of Haplo and Alfred. Both are drastically different from when the series started. They are learning that the worlds are not so black and white. Can't wait to see where their paths lead. I am very curious about the dog after certain events in this book and hope that the later novels provide answers to many questions I have about the creature now.
There was a big gap where I left the book for a bit. Haplo needs to ease up on his prejudice and he seems to be making those steps. Slowly. Very slowly.
Series
7 primary booksThe Death Gate Cycle is a 7-book series with 7 primary works first released in 1990 with contributions by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.