The people of Krynn have known war in past ages. Some are still alive who remember the triumph of good at the conclusion of the War of the Lance. S...
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Jul 14, 2008
Christina Stind
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The first big trilogy from Weiss and Hickmann since Legends. I have read it once and I think I have tried reading it a couple of times since but not really getting into it - not sure why because this time around, I really liked it.
A new player stands on the face of Krynn, Mina, a young girl, follower of the One God. Able to predict the future, heal the sick and look into the hearts of people around her, Mina soon gets a huge following of Knights of Neraka and mercenaries.
Meanwhile, T More...
A new player stands on the face of Krynn, Mina, a young girl, follower of the One God. Able to predict the future, heal the sick and look into the hearts of people around her, Mina soon gets a huge following of Knights of Neraka and mercenaries.
Meanwhile, T More...
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Jan 31, 2012
Rein
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Jun 14, 2011
Austin
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I thought this was a great addition to the Dragonlance universe. I have the read the 8 previous novels and I read this one and I can't wait to read the next. Being part of another trilogy, this book ended on like 5 different cliffhangers.
Margaret Weis has a fantastic way of painting a scene. She is a very artistic writer. However, to share some of the laments of other fans, I have several qualms with this book. It is another time-traveling adventure....which in itself is not horri More...
Margaret Weis has a fantastic way of painting a scene. She is a very artistic writer. However, to share some of the laments of other fans, I have several qualms with this book. It is another time-traveling adventure....which in itself is not horri More...
Sep 28, 2011
Simon
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It's been a long while since I've last touched a Dragonlance novel. After reading many other fantasy books during the interim, I finally can see why many readers desperately wanted the original authors of the Dragonlance novels to write the next trilogy of books and hopefully, beyond that as well. It's definitely not the case that I think the other fantasy authors are not good. It's just that every good author(s) should have a distinctive writing style to make their book unique and both Margaret
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Oct 03, 2010
Dan
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It wasn't a BAD book per say, it's just that the ending left me kind of embittered, and I thought there were a few characters that just absolutely destroyed the book for me (Mina.....)
As a disclaimer, I have always loved the combination of Weis and Hickman, but I couldn't really get behind this one.
Throughout the series, they just kept throwing character after character at the reader, introducing new story arcs, but not doing much with them, and I felt that the ending le More...
As a disclaimer, I have always loved the combination of Weis and Hickman, but I couldn't really get behind this one.
Throughout the series, they just kept throwing character after character at the reader, introducing new story arcs, but not doing much with them, and I felt that the ending le More...
Apr 13, 2011
Craig
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The novel Dragons of a Fallen Sun by Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weis brings the craze of reading into full swing. One a character looking for love and inclusion becoming the antagonist rips the armor off a body cooked by lightning and straps it to her own naked body which is not norm for beautiful women. Gerard uth Mondar takes the spotlight as the protagonist and his superego displays the true amount of guilt that can be contained within a character. His guilt drives his honor, his lust, and his
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Mar 29, 2010
Tammie
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I love the team of Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman, but I hated the way they ended this trilogy. I kept waiting for Tasslehoff to go back and make everything right, and it never happened. I wanted to strangle Mina throughout the whole series. Rarely have I disliked a character in a book so much. Another issue I had, was the one couple in the book who it looked like would become a couple ended up not getting together, and the build up and all the sexual tension was wasted. Completely disappointi
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Aug 28, 2011
Judd
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I haven't read a "new" Dragonlance book in over a decade (this one is 11 years old already). It was interesting to see how Weis and Hickman have changed. They were never great writers, but the classic trilogies (Chronicles, Legends) have a strong nostalgiac pull for me (and they are fun in their way.) Dragons of Summer Flame was terrible. This one is better, though still not great. It is sort of a mystery, which is cool: I'll be curious to see where they're going with it, in the next t
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May 09, 2011
Ann
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This is the first of the trilogy "The War of Souls". A great epic with elves, gnomes, humans, ogres, and of course, dragons! Although the various societies are complex and varied, the authors manage to introduce them all. If you love tales of knights, magic, and time travel, you will enjoy this one. I especially loved the unique race of kenders. The kender Tasslehoff is crazy fun. I couldn't help being charmed and tickled by him. I guess I will have to go in search of volumes II
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Jul 14, 2011
Mark
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"OK, guys, let's take everything that everybody liked about the Dragonlance setting and get rid of it."
That's essentially what happened with the introduction of the Fifth Age. From what I hear, this same error was repeated in the Forgotten Realms setting nearly a decade later as D&D moved forward into its 4th edition rule set.
Although when I decided Dragonlance sucked now I just started reading Drizzt books, so you know... whatever. I have the young and dumb she
That's essentially what happened with the introduction of the Fifth Age. From what I hear, this same error was repeated in the Forgotten Realms setting nearly a decade later as D&D moved forward into its 4th edition rule set.
Although when I decided Dragonlance sucked now I just started reading Drizzt books, so you know... whatever. I have the young and dumb she
Oct 27, 2011
Brainspoil
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As always with these series one get's sucked into the magic story plot, and the development of the characters. I just love to get lost in these realms and go on adventures, if you don't like such a thing yourself, this is not a series for you :D I started reading these kind of books at a very late age but think they are very suitable for younger readers. Some gore and battle scenes, but all in all a pretty good read. on to the next book in the "War of Souls" trilogy.
Sep 27, 2011
Chris
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The book started off really slow, and I wasn't really happy that of all the characters they chose to bring back, they chose the most annoying. However, if you can make it to about the halfway point of the novel it starts to pick up. The character of Mina in this book is extremedy interesting, and you find yourself reading the rest of the chapters just so that you can get to the next chapter that has Mina in it. In all I wasn't that impressed until they presented the plot twist. The fact that I h
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Dec 16, 2009
Sunshine
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The first of the Dragonlance series that I read (unfortunately, because I knew so much when I went back to Chronicles). What a journey that started - thanks to this book I headed off into the world of fantasy novels.
Book 11, if I am counting correctly, in the main Dragonlance saga. Here, the world has been shattered by a second cataclysm and a new age has begun. Yet another round of new characters, mixed in with a delightful array of old, enter upon the scene, as does a new world ord More...
Book 11, if I am counting correctly, in the main Dragonlance saga. Here, the world has been shattered by a second cataclysm and a new age has begun. Yet another round of new characters, mixed in with a delightful array of old, enter upon the scene, as does a new world ord More...
Dec 02, 2008
James
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Another great start for another set of books for the Dragon Lance Saga from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. This is set thirty years after the war with Chaos and the gods have left Krynn. But now a girl named Mina comes to the Dark Knights in Neraka the night of a huge storm and saves them in the name of the One God. Where does this One God come from? How did it get here in this godforsaken land? And what will happen next? These are all questions that you and the people of Krynn are asking as t
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May 15, 2008
Chris
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I'd have to say that I was pleasantly surprised and liked this as much as any post-"Legends" book in the Dragonlance series.
On the one hand I was bugged by how many simultaneous, unconnected story lines were going on. But as the book moved on, I started to appreciate how they were starting to tie together.
Also liked how much of this is written from the p.o.v. of the "bad" guys as well as the depth of the characters. Most of the characters didn't seem More...
On the one hand I was bugged by how many simultaneous, unconnected story lines were going on. But as the book moved on, I started to appreciate how they were starting to tie together.
Also liked how much of this is written from the p.o.v. of the "bad" guys as well as the depth of the characters. Most of the characters didn't seem More...
Dec 02, 2008
Temoca
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I read the second book first and then realized it was part of a trilogy. I was hooked into the story of traveling companions fighting an evil goddess trying to take over the world.
Jan 04, 2010
Nicholas
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So I was reading the book, and about 100 pages from the end I started to think everything was sounding very familiar. Then I realized I had already read it!! Arg. Why didn't I put this in goodreads?!
But as far as a review goes, I didn't like this as much as the rest of the Weis/Hickman books. It was a lot darker and had very few actual happy moments. I find myself dragging my feet about starting Dragons of a Lost Star. Maybe I just liked the previous generation too much. More...
But as far as a review goes, I didn't like this as much as the rest of the Weis/Hickman books. It was a lot darker and had very few actual happy moments. I find myself dragging my feet about starting Dragons of a Lost Star. Maybe I just liked the previous generation too much. More...
Apr 28, 2011
Lauren
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I love Dragonlance books and this book, I don't know why I hadn't read it before, was no exception. However, it left off at a cliffhanger. -.-
Mar 02, 2009
Teresa
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Being a fan of the original Dragonlance Trilogies I bought this one a long time ago, but I still hadn't read it. What can I say, it's not a bad book but it drags... I just had to make myself read it and at the end I even skipped, just to see how it ended. I've now decided I won't read the rest of the series. Dragonlance has just became too big an industry for me, also I have read so many Fantasy books maybe I'm a bit biased... I've decided to read all the spoilers I could to know what happens in
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Sep 12, 2011
Stephan
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Another great series for them. They made a valiant attempt to return Dragonlance to its former glory.
Jan 12, 2012
Sa
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Another new story in the world of Krynn and another character that you can't get enough of, Mina.
Dec 17, 2009
Kati
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I didn't like this book much. The story is interesting but there are a) too many characters and story-lines to follow and b) too many characters that are simply annoying, Mina and Silvanoshei to name just two. There are some characters that I did like, like for example Gerard or Tasslehoff but overall, these two didn't save the book. But maybe it's just me and the fact that I like smaller ensembles better than huge casts that are kinda hard to follow.
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Feb 25, 2011
Cori
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I like the deceptive characters. They're scheming behind eachother's back and I love the emotion when different characters pull back the veil and discover they've been duped, or pretend they had no idea what's happening when they really knew everything. Mina is a great character too. Tinged with a hint of insanity, but firmly grounded beyond the land of Ansalon.
Jan 03, 2009
Tiffany
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This was a very good book, not as good as The Chronicles series but still good enough that I want to read the 2nd volume. There are a few different stories going on at the same time which can make it difficult to follow if you don't read it for a few days!
Aug 08, 2011
Rachel
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Couldn't get past chapter 2 and gave up. Too hard to follow and couldn't even pronounce half the names.
Apr 27, 2010
Alex
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Trust me with this...you can NEVER go wrong with Margaret Weiss. Amazing story.
