The Hand of Chaos

1993 novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
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The Hand of Chaos

Summary

The Hand of Chaos is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hand of Chaos authored Margaret Weis[3].
  • The Hand of Chaos authored Tracy Hickman[4].
  • The Hand of Chaos's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Hand of Chaos was published by Bantam Books[6].
  • The Hand of Chaos's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Hand of Chaos's part of the series is recorded as The Death Gate Cycle[8].
  • The Hand of Chaos's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Hand of Chaos's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Hand of Chaos was published on +1993-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Hand of Chaos's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hand of Chaos[12].
  • The Hand of Chaos's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137803900[13].
  • The Hand of Chaos's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as The Death Gate universe[14].
  • The Hand of Chaos's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Hand of Chaos'}[15].
  • The Hand of Chaos's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Margaret Weis[3], a writer[17], b. 1948[18], of United States[19] and Tracy Hickman[4], a writer[20], b. 1955[21], of United States[22], awarded the Whitney Awards[23]. The Hand of Chaos was published by Bantam Books[6].

Publication

The Hand of Chaos was published on +1993-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is fantasy[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Death Gate Cycle[8].

Subject and Themes

The Hand of Chaos's part of the series is recorded as The Death Gate Cycle[8].

Why It Matters

The Hand of Chaos ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
    Language of work or name English
    Publisher Bantam Books
    Genre fantasy
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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