book data
2328 ratings, 4.04 average rating, 53 reviews
(more data...)
edit
published
February 1st 2000
(first published 1985)
by Wizards of the Coast
binding
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
isbn
0786915897
(isbn13: 9780786915897)
description
The final installment in Weis and Hickman's Chronicles series--Dragonlance's undisputed must-read trilogy--brings on the main event: the Companions ...more
Sign in to Goodreads to see your friends' reviews of this book.
There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »
friend reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
This book is currently not featured on any Listopia lists.
Add this book to your favorite list »
other reviews (showing 1-20 of 2665)
Read in October, 2008
recommended to Matt by:
Kelly
Spring Dawning rounds out the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy, and it's a satisfying read. In the end, I found the second book to be a little better than the third, but they're roughly on par with each other. I won't go into detail as for my reasons for that - which would give too much away - but suffice to say that part of what made the second book enjoyable for me was missing in the third. Still, there are enough interesting, sympathetic characters to make the story worthwhile.
The genera...more
The genera...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in August, 2000
Date read continues to be my best guess. One more time for the record, I don't think I'd like this book if I read it now, but the stars reflect my former taste.
This wraps up the core Dragonlance series, which in my experience is really all you need. I read a few of the others, wasn't really captivated. It has a very strong series ending, with a lot of unexpected events--one of which really upset me at the time!
Things look bad for our heroes, as the world grows darker despite the promi...more
This wraps up the core Dragonlance series, which in my experience is really all you need. I read a few of the others, wasn't really captivated. It has a very strong series ending, with a lot of unexpected events--one of which really upset me at the time!
Things look bad for our heroes, as the world grows darker despite the promi...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
recommended to Audriana by:
nobody
recommends it for: Climactic pirates
recommends it for: Climactic pirates
This series is getting better yet. I've learned that everything that happens, happens for a reason, no matter what. This series is probably one of the best series I've ever read, other than the Eragon series.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Decently satisfying wrap-up to the story. Probably not a series for people to read after high-school.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in April, 2008
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Like this review?
yes
3 comments
Read in January, 1989
This is essentially young adult, D&D fanfic. I read this in middle school and was instantly hooked - can only guess at the number of times I re-read it. I'd say I also read about 95% of the following series, but the first three were definitely the best. The "Twins" books, though written by the same author, were far less interesting to me. I never re-read them. The first three volumes are a must for anyone interested in the genre.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in August, 1994
recommended to Elbio by:
Elvysrecommends it for: Anyone who digs fantasy
Throughout the years nerds have tainted many beloved things...Chess, Star Trek, Math & of course mystical magic lands with beasts and heroes that grow deep in your imagination. If you can see past that and want a great N readon-Fiction Yes-Adventure read, then look no further. I've read this book 3 times in the past 15 years and enjoy it every time. Then again, i like dragons and swords and shields and magic and all that nerdy stuff. :)
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 1996
Solid book, though I seem to recall this book as the one with the most of the "Neutrality is awesome" nonsense (okay, there was the Kingpriest / Cataclysm stuff in the later books). I'd be curious to read it again and see how well it holds up. I do give major credit to a certain death in the book which is one of the rare "just dies of natural causes and not heroically in some dramatic moment" deaths in literature.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 2005
recommends it for:
lovers of the fantasy genre
I'd never been able to get into the classic fantasy, medieval-setting epic novels before I read this series. Something about these books kept me hooked, and, unlike most characters in a lot of fantasy books I've read, these seemed relatively believable and "real." Weis & Hickman really made me care about what happened to the characters!
Great fantasy series, with a very interesting world mythology.
Great fantasy series, with a very interesting world mythology.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
The final installment of the trilogy and the most epic. Many have sacrificed much and have come so far. The terrible dream witnessed in the corrupted elven kingdom in the south is coming true and the Knights have rose back into high power along with the DragonLances to battle the Draconian armies of the Dark Queen. For good or evil, this is the end, and the beginning for Raistlin.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in February, 2000
recommends it for:
everyone
I remember picking this trilogy up at the local library one day. Had no clue I would get hooked on these type of characters. I didn't know what to read and this caught my attention. Boy is this the book for fantasy lovers!
Tragic anti-heroes, pick-pockets, goblins, wizards, dragon highlords - you name it! Medieval fantasy. Definitely worth a read.
Tragic anti-heroes, pick-pockets, goblins, wizards, dragon highlords - you name it! Medieval fantasy. Definitely worth a read.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Absolutley fabulous, if you love books that have stories similar to Lord of the Rings, but authors who spend more time on character development than description this is an absolute must read. It is by far one of my favorite books and the beginning to a new found love that most readers will find for the world of dragonlance!!!
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 1996
recommends it for:
geeks like me
If you keep in mind the heavy D&D background, and the fact that these books are geared towards 15-year-old boys, they're Great Fun! Just good stories. It's pure fluff -- nothing to change your life -- but highly enjoyable.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2008
recommended to Lani by:
Josh Paulik
This whole series was pretty 'meh'. I would say it ended interestingly, but was a little too sentimental. I doubt I'll be reading more, which is fine since I read them for nostalgia purposes in the first place.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
The final book of the trilogy. The heroes have now defeated Takhisis and most of her forces. But though the war may be over for Krynn there is still evil left in the land waiting for her return to power.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 1993
I read the first few books in High School (when it was just a trilogy). I remember loving the hell out of it but now I guess there is a whole crazy franchise spawned off these books. Gotta love the D&D.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 1988
recommends it for:
Fantasy readers
One of the better Dragonlance books out there -- in fact, I tend to think of Chronicles, Legends, Heroes, and Tales as the only really worthy sets of Dragonlance books that were written.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
This trilogy inspired another generation of Fantasy readers. A fantasy series probably had not been this influencial since the likes of the Lord of the Rings series
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
I readed these chronicles when I was 16 and I loved them. I fall in love with one of the characters: Goldmoon -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in May, 2007
recommends it for:
Anyone enjoying classic fantasy
A great read from a bygone era of childhood, when fantasy and dragons and knights made your heart wish for a magical portal to another world.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
fantasy
(on 228 people's shelves)
to-read (on 30 people's shelves)
currently-reading (on 11 people's shelves)
dragonlance (on 9 people's shelves)
own (on 8 people's shelves)
sci-fi-fantasy (on 6 people's shelves)
fiction (on 5 people's shelves)
series (on 5 people's shelves)
scifi-fantasy (on 4 people's shelves)
young-adult (on 3 people's shelves)
More shelves...
to-read (on 30 people's shelves)
currently-reading (on 11 people's shelves)
dragonlance (on 9 people's shelves)
own (on 8 people's shelves)
sci-fi-fantasy (on 6 people's shelves)
fiction (on 5 people's shelves)
series (on 5 people's shelves)
scifi-fantasy (on 4 people's shelves)
young-adult (on 3 people's shelves)
More shelves...
groups with this book
