The Hand of Chaos (Used Hardcover) - Margaret Weis

Haplo the Patryn has been ordered by the Lord of the Nexus to explore the elemental realms—Arianus, Realm of Sky; Pryan, Realm of Fire; Abarrach, Realm of Stone; Chelestra, Realm of Sea—and to instigate chaos where he can. Though Haplo discovered his archnemesis Alfred the Sartan early on, the two were drawn to one another and came to travel together more often as time passed. Side by side, they found small bits of forgotten information that help them understand the long-ago Sundering of their universe into four realms.

But now Alfred has been imprisoned in the deadly Labyrinth, the very same Labyrinth from which Haplo once escaped. Haplo himself and the human child Bane have been sent once again to Arianus to further their master’s work. Chaos seemed everywhere, a perfect setup for the Lord of the Nexus.

Still, Haplo is troubled. Amidst the maelstrom of Arianus, all is not as it should be. Bane is too eager to prove his loyalty to his lord…perhaps at Haplo’s expense. Somehow, the assassin Hugh the Hand has been resurrected—and he has a job to complete. But, most important, the evil force Haplo and Alfred discovered on Arianus has escaped. Haplo must decide whether to obey the Lord of the Nexus who rescued him from the Labyrinth or to betray this powerful Patryn…and hope to save a universe.