Dragonlance New Dragonlance Novels from Weis and Hickman in 2026

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Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman announced a new trilogy of Dragonlance books titled Dragonlance Legacies with the first novel titled War Wizard.

Tracy Hickman made the announcement on his Facebook page this past weekend:
Just announced at Gencon: Margaret Weis and I will be writing a new trilogy: Dragonlance Legacies. First book: War Wizard

Margaret Weis’s Facebook announcement had a bit more detail:
Tracy and I are pleased to announce Dragonlance Legacies. The story of the legendary wizard, Magius, and his friendship and adventures with the Solamnic knight, Huma. Published by Random House Worlds. 2026.

Weis also answered a few questions giving us a bit more information.
  • Weis and Hickman are writing the books together
  • When asked if this will conflict with pre-existing lore established in Richard A. Knaak’s The Legend of Huma, Weis said “This is our story.”
  • When asked if Hasbro was involved, Weis said “Random House Worlds is the publisher”
  • The omnibus edition of Chronicles will be accompanied by an omnibus edition of Legends as well in 2025.
So far, the only new book officially announced through any publishers is Dragonlance Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Witner Night, Dragons of Spring Dawning omnibus edition coming in February 2025 (pre-order on Amazon through this affiliate link), but it may be several months until we get details on the Legends omnibus or the new trilogy.
 

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Darryl Mott

Darryl Mott

Kaz the Minotaur is mentioned once in Dragons of a Fallen Sun and 8 times in Dragons of a Vanished Moon. Even as Huma and Magius make their brief appearance in Dragons of a Vanished Moon, because Kaz is mentioned as often as he is, it feels like he resides in the antiquity of that time period. Kaz is an inspiration to Galdar and a significant part of his character. This means Kaz exists in W&H vision of Dragonlance. Why he was excluded from Dragons of Fate is a mystery and a missed opportunity. I'm hoping this is rectified in their upcoming trilogy

I stand corrected; I haven't touched the War of Souls since release, save for a brief skim of an Advanced Reader Copy of DoaVM to see what had changed between it and the final version.
 

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Just finished the Destinies Triology. Sadly I didn't like it that much, and the ending confuses me a bit .. does it's conclusion now negate Dragons of Summer Flame and the stories after that?

Anyone know the official stance on that?
SPOILERS... Read at your own risk.

This all comes down to interpretation. You can view it as a retcon—or as events that were always destined to happen.

There are two key concepts unique to Dragonlance that must always be kept in mind. First: time is not a fixed, linear path as it is in most fantasy or sci-fi settings. In Dragonlance, time is a river. It flows, it bends, it can diverge and rejoin. Small changes, like pebbles dropped into its current, do not alter its overall direction. Occasionally, it even becones influent. In the Destinies trilogy, the meta-narrative seems to suggest that this River is overflowing, as if it had been dammed, and is now about to break free and chart a new course entirely.

Second: the Greygem is not Chaos itself, but rather the vessel that contains (or imprisons) Chaos—a vessel that carries Him through the River of Time. Chaos, as stated in Dragons of Summer Flame, despises this containment. He exists outside the River, but the Greygem flows within it. Yet the being inside, Chaos, can still influence the River’s path.

The Gods of Magic created a repository for the Greygem described as “a vortex that is vaster and deeper than time.” That phrase is critical. It implies both eternal existence and nonexistence, a concept that ties into the theme of eternity, especially given that the book is titled Dragons of Eternity. Again, interpretation is key.

Chronologically, the next time we encounter the Greygem is when the Majere boys (Tanin, Sturm, and Palin) discover it on the Isle of Gargath, where it ends up again alongside Gargath’s descendant. But how can we speak of chronology in the context of a vortex beyond time itself? That’s where interpretation comes in. The real question becomes: how does the Greygem travel from this vortex to reappear on the Isle?

My take: because the Greygem now resides outside the River of Time, it can reenter at any point along its flow. There’s likely an unseen, offscreen narrative beat that resets the Greygem’s presence on the Isle of Gargath. From there, the events unfold as we know them: the Majere boys recover it, hand it to Redhammer, who loses it in a bet, and it eventually washes ashore on the Isle of the Irda—setting Dragons of Summer Flame into motion...

A few paragraphs after the Gods of Magic vanish with the Greygem, we get this line (paraphrased): “In the silence, Dalamar could hear the ticking of Ranniker’s Clock...” Those ellipses matter. Why include them? Why reference the ticking clock at all, instead of ending the scene with the gods’ departure? It’s a signal from the authors that the events of Dragons of Summer Flame are still destined to happen.

If the goal was to retcon Dragons of Summer Flame, then much of the established lore would be undermined. For example, Skie was promised the world by the Dark Queen. If those events don’t occur, the Fifth Age never begins, and Skie remains the sole Overlord. Then there’s Mina, a slumbering god who would never be awakened by Takhisis if the Fifth Age doesn’t take place. How would the authors reconcile that? Ignoring these major elements would require some serious narrative gymnastics.

That’s why I don’t believe anything has been retconned. Remember what Astinus said to Tas at the end about paradoxes. He wasn’t just speaking to Tas. He was speaking directly to us.
 

...In the previously published material, Lord Soth didn't leave Dargaard Keep to have anything to do with the events unfolding in the world until Kitiara earned his loyalty by surviving a night in his keep...
This is not true. See Silken Threads and True Knight. Two stories written by W&H that feature Soth before the War of the Lance
 

I stand corrected; I haven't touched the War of Souls since release, save for a brief skim of an Advanced Reader Copy of DoaVM to see what had changed between it and the final version.
War of Souls was always a bit schizophrenic on acknowledging non W/H contributions to the canon. It acknowledged most of the Fifth Age stuff for instance, but made some howling errors while doing so (According to DoaFS Palin Majere never led the White Robes? According to prior material. not only did he lead them, he became Head of the Conclave!)
 

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