The Citadel

Dragonlance: Classics #3

by Richard A. Knaak

Weapon of the Dark Queen

Against a darkened cloud it comes, framed by thunder and lightning, soaring over the ravaged land: the flying citadel, mightiest power in the arsenal of the dragon highlords.

In an age of war, an evil wizard learned the secret of creating these castles in the air and sought to use them to gain power over all Krynn. Against him were ranged a red-robed magic-user, a cleric, an ancient warrior, and -- naturally -- a kender.

Their battle shook the skies of Krynn.

Genres: Dragonlance, Fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons, Fiction, High Fantasy

365 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2000

About the author

Richard A. Knaak is the bestselling author of Dragonlance novels, the Dragonrealm and Black City Saint series (his own creations), six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and six works in the Warcraft universe. He has also written several non-series fantasy books.

Reviews

[Jim C · Rating 3 out of 5]

My actual rating is 3.5 stars.

This is part of the Dragonlance universe. In this one, a mage has a thirst for conquest and he has acquired a flying citadel that will allow him to achieve his conquest. It is up to a small group to stop him.

This novel was a solid entry for this universe. It had your typical Dragonlance tropes like the knight, magic, and of course a kender. The book was well written and it had character building moments and action scenes. The book was pretty much linear in its story telling as one most likely could guess where the book was going and how it was going to get there.

This was a solid read and I was entertained throughout. It didn't blow me away but I was never bored and I never regretted my decision to read this. I would recommend this book to readers who would like to spend some more time in this particular universe.

[Marco · Rating 5 out of 5]

The citadel is one of the many book set in the Dragonlance world, but it is, by far, one of the best. It has been year since I have enjoyed a book so much, or stayed up so late to read "just one more chapter... or two". The story is so compelling, the plot so fast-paced and thrilling, that is impossible to stop reading.
The story starts after the end of the big war, when an evil wizard lears the secret of creating "citadels", i.e. castles floating in the air. He uses them to gain power over the world of Krynn. A red-robed magic-user, a cleric, a warrior, and a little kender are the only hope against him.

[Mikaël · Rating 3 out of 5]

Usually, Knaak's novels are fantastic but this time, it was actually kind of dull. Nothing really happens and they just repeat the same plot points throughout the entire book. There's no twist, there's no character development, they don't even go from point A to point B really, just sort of stall and buzz around. Really weak

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Knaak never disappoints. You know, when he's behind a Dragonlance book, it's going to be a fun time.

[Angela Bonebrake]

I'm trying to find a book I read fifteen years ago... I wonder if this is it!

[Paulo "paper books only" · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another interesting book but add nothing to the main story. This story is about the floating citadels that flow through Ansalon. I read this book a long time ago. I can't even remember about it.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably more of 3 star, but was my first Dragonlance book that I grabbed at the library one day. Little did I know how many of these books I would eventually read.