The Darksword Trilogy: Forging the Darksword, Doom of the Darksword and Triumph of the Darksword

The Darksword #1-3 omnibus

by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Book by Weis, Margaret, Hickman, Tracy

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

About the author

Margaret Edith Weis is an American fantasy and science fiction author of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the Dragonlance role-playing game (RPG) world. She is founding CEO and owner of Sovereign Press, Inc and Margaret Weis Productions, licensing several popular television and movie franchises to make RPG series in addition to their own.
In 1999, Pyramid magazine named Weis one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons, saying she and Hickman are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre". In 2002, she was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame in part for Dragonlance.

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read these many years ago. I loved the books right up until the very end. The ending was most disappointing to me. I thought the magic system in this world was fantastic. I loved the stories and plot lines...until the ending.

That being said, it is hard to go wrong with anything written by Margaret Weis.

[Raffaello · Rating 3 out of 5]

Letto da ragazzino. Ne ho un bel (anche se vago) ricordo.

[Alessandra Lamanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

In molti punti l'ho trovato un po' prolisso...non sono riuscita a terminare la lettura mi mancano 100 pagine circa ma lo trascinavo da settimane.

[Anna Brondolo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Uno dei libri peggiori che abbia mai letto... personaggi credibili e abbastanza ben delineati, ma antipatici (soprattutto il protagonista) oppure completamente cretini e sciocchi ( la donna del protagonista). Decisamente migliori i comprimari... la trama parte da un'idea buona, ma il finale è talmente brutto, che rovina il romanzo intero.

[Adila Cantara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book One: Forging the Darksword - 12-17 June 2025
Book Two: Doom of the Darksword - started 17 June 2025
Book Three: Triumph of the Darksword - completed 3 July 2025
Kind of underwhelming. There was a lot of interesting world-building with the various elements of power. Interesting in that it branched out from the traditional 4 elements (earth, air, fire, water) and added 5 additional elements (time, space, spirit, life, & death). Unfortunately, it never really delved into what the various wielders of these elements could do. The ending seemed a bit rushed, and didn’t really explain anything.

[SteveDave · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Darksword Trilogy is one of my favourite fantasy series. I'm not really a fan of the genre, but this book was introduced to me when I was young and I was quickly fascinated by the world, the characters and the story.

It is one of the few fantasy series I've come back to and each re-reading has been just as enjoyable as the first.

[Ron Toxopeus · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent trilogy. It is rare to find the 2nd and 3rd book as good as the first. Character development continued as the books progressed. The actual story line was truly unique. I highly recommend these books.

[Callie · Rating 1 out of 5]

These books had a few interesting ideas, but I wasn't impressed overall. It's just a mediocre story.

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A miraculous birth of a boy raised a peasant who turns out to be a king, but ends up a savior that changes the world. Plus some magic, etc., to keep it different.

[Kira Hillins · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best stories I've ever read...and read again...and again.

[Hugh Mahon · Rating 4 out of 5]

funny