title: Dragons of the Hourglass Mage (Dragonlance: The Lost Chronicles, Book 3)
author:  Margaret Weis 
description: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman published their first novel in the "Chronicles" series of <b>Dragonlance</b>, <i>Dragons of Autumn Twilight</i>, in 1984. Over twenty years later they are going strong as partners - over thirty novels as collaborators - and , alone or together with other partners, over one hundred books, including novels, collections of short stories, role playing games, and other game products. Hickman is also the editor of a new Tracy Hickman Presents line of <b>Dragonlance</b> novels for Wizards of the Coast, while Weis is in the midst of her own, popular, solo Dark Disciple series for Wizards. Weis is also the President of Margaret Weis Productions, which publishes <b>Dragonlance</b> game material as well as many other game products.<br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
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  **Centyr
  
  
  Dominance**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  By
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Michael
  
  
  G. Manning
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover by Amalia Chitulescu
  
  
  
  
  
  Editing by Grace Bryan Butler
  
  
  
  
  
  © 2016 by Michael G. Manning
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## Chapter
  
  
  1
  
  
  
  
  
  Moira Illeniel studied her companions. They stood
  
  
  close to her in the near darkness of the castle courtyard. It was still some
  
  
  hours until first light.
  
  
  
  
  
  “Are you sure this is wise?” asked Gram. His new
  
  
  dragon, Grace, rode on his armored shoulders. She was still small, having
  
  
  hatched only a few days previously, but she already weighed close to fifty
  
  
  pounds. The youn