The ''Darksword'' series consists of the initial three books of ''The Darksword Trilogy'', a supplemental role-playing volume, and a single-volume sequel. It was written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman with cover art by

Larry Elmore Larry Elmore (born August 5, 1948) is an American fantasy artist whose work includes creating illustrations for video games, comics, magazines, and fantasy books. His list of work includes illustrations for ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Dragonlance'', ...

. It is the story of a young man, born without magic in a society where magic is life, who has been prophesied to destroy the world. The books are published by Bantam Spectra, the science fiction division of Random House. Each book of the trilogy reached the '' New York Times'' best seller list.

Overview

The ''Darksword Trilogy'' consists of ''Forging the Darksword'' (December 1, 1987), ''Doom of the Darksword'' (May 1988), and ''Triumph of the Darksword'' (September 1988). A fourth book is a sequel, ''Legacy of the Darksword'' (June 1998). The

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is ''

Darksword Adventures ''Darksword Adventures'' is a book by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman that was published by Bantam/Spectra in 1988. It describes the world of Thimhallen, the setting the '' Darksword'' trilogy written by Weis and Hickman. Most of the book descr ...

'' (December 1988).

Reception

''Forging the Darksword'' reached 15 on the New York Times bestseller list on December 27, 1987. ''Doom of the Darksword'' reached 9 on the New York Times bestseller list on May 1, 1988. ''Triumph of the Darksword'' reached 12 on the New York Times bestseller list on August 21, 1988.

References

{{reflist American fantasy novel series Fantasy books by series Novels by Margaret Weis Novels by Tracy Hickman