''Prisoner of Haven'' is a

fantasy novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fa ...

set in the world of

Dragonlance ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving in t ...

. It was written by

Nancy Varian Berberick Nancy Varian Berberick (born 1951) is an American fantasy author well known for her work in the Dragonlance series. Biography Her Wizards of the Coast biography mentions that she is fond of going through a thesaurus. She enjoys Beowulf, Norse ...

, published in 2004. It is volume four of the six volume book series '' The Age of Mortals''. It is set in the year 421 AC ( After Cataclysm), also known as 38 SC (Second Cataclysm).

Plot summary

The book follows the adventures of sisters-in-law Dezra and Usha Majere as they are trapped in the

Krynn ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving in t ...

city of Haven by a Dark Knight of Neraka and his army. The story takes place during the

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Characters in "Prisoner of Haven"

*Usha Majere *Dezra Majere *The Qui'thonas

Release details

2004, USA, Wizards of the Coast , Pub date 1 June 2004,

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Reception

In a positive review, critic Don D'Ammassa praised the novel's "unusually strongly drawn characters."

Reviews

*'' SF Site''

References

2004 American novels American fantasy novels Dragonlance novels Novels by Nancy Varian Berberick The Age of Mortals series novels {{dragonlance-stub