title: Fire Sea: The Death Gate Cycle Volume 3 (Death Gate Cycle Vol 3)
author:  Margaret Weis 
description: e Realm of stone. Here, on a barrenworld of underground caverns built around a core ofmolten 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 oncepowerful Sartan still struggle to survive. For Haploand Alfred -- enemies by heritage, travelingcompanions by necessity -- Abarrach may reveal more thaneither dares to discover about the history ofSartan... and the future of all their descendants.<br /><br /><br /><i>From the Paperback edition.</i>
zlib_text: Deathgate Cycle 
  Volume 3 
   
  FIRE SEA 
   
  MARGARET WEIS AND TRACY 
  HICKMAN 
   
   
   
  PROLOGUE 
   
  I'VE  TRAVELED  THROUGH DEATH'S GATE FOUR TIMES, YET I DON'T remember 
  anything about the journey. Each time I've entered the Gate/ I've been unconscious. The first trip I 
  made was to the world of Arianus, there and back—a trip that was nearly my last. [1] 
   
  On my return trip, I acquired a dragonship, built by the elves of Arianus. It's far stronger and much 
  more suitable than my first ship. I enhanced its magic and brought this ship back with me to the 
  Nexus, where My Lord and I worked diligently to further increase the magic protecting the ship. 
  Runes of power cover almost every inch of its surface. 
   
  I flew this ship to my next assignment, the world of Pryan. Once again/I sailed through Death's 
  Gate. Once again, I lost consciousness. I awakened to find myself in a realm where there is no 
  darkness, only endless light. 
   
  I performed my task satisfactorily on Pryan, at least as far as 