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Dragonlance: Tales of the Fifth Age #3
Rebels & Tyrants
Rebels and Tyrants
Welcome to Krynn, where magic and fantasy are commonplace.
In this collection, Don Perrin offers the story of a family of minotaurs cursed by Sargonnas to repeat their heinous crime of betrayal year after year after year. The god himself enjoys materializing to savor their torment. Until one year, Sargonnas doesn't show up . . .
Plus tales of rebels, tyrants, and other inhabitants of the wondrous world of Dragonlance by best-selling authors Margaret Weis, Richard A. Knaak, Nancy Varian Berberick, Paul B. Thompson, Chris Pierson, and Linda P. Baker in a new installment of the long-running short story series celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.
Welcome to Krynn, where magic and fantasy are commonplace.
In this collection, Don Perrin offers the story of a family of minotaurs cursed by Sargonnas to repeat their heinous crime of betrayal year after year after year. The god himself enjoys materializing to savor their torment. Until one year, Sargonnas doesn't show up . . .
Plus tales of rebels, tyrants, and other inhabitants of the wondrous world of Dragonlance by best-selling authors Margaret Weis, Richard A. Knaak, Nancy Varian Berberick, Paul B. Thompson, Chris Pierson, and Linda P. Baker in a new installment of the long-running short story series celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.
342 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Margaret Weis
677 books5,869 followersMargaret Edith Weis is an American fantasy and science fiction author of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the Dragonlance role-playing game (RPG) world. She is founding CEO and owner of Sovereign Press, Inc and Margaret Weis Productions, licensing several popular television and movie franchises to make RPG series in addition to their own.
In 1999, Pyramid magazine named Weis one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons, saying she and Hickman are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre". In 2002, she was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame in part for Dragonlance.
In 1999, Pyramid magazine named Weis one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons, saying she and Hickman are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre". In 2002, she was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame in part for Dragonlance.
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March 9, 2024
The third anthology in the 'Tales of the Fifth Age' series, which started with Relics and Omens, followed by Heroes and Fools. These short stories either precede or occur in the period of the War of Souls, which I've yet to read (just like the trilogy The Dawning of a New Age, for example, which precedes the War of Souls).
Circumstances haven't been favourable these past months, hence my taking so long to finish this book. Despite that, and perhaps some change in taste, I found this one not as strong as the previous two, despite some expectations, especially from authors whose previous reads I did enjoy.
Anyway, like before, (most of) these tales are nice to read in-between other books, telling of what happened after the Chaos War and as a preparation for the next events on the Dragonlance timeline. Don't read this if you're not familiar with Dragonlance, even if some tales could have been part of any fantasy universe, somehow.
Circumstances haven't been favourable these past months, hence my taking so long to finish this book. Despite that, and perhaps some change in taste, I found this one not as strong as the previous two, despite some expectations, especially from authors whose previous reads I did enjoy.
Anyway, like before, (most of) these tales are nice to read in-between other books, telling of what happened after the Chaos War and as a preparation for the next events on the Dragonlance timeline. Don't read this if you're not familiar with Dragonlance, even if some tales could have been part of any fantasy universe, somehow.
February 13, 2023
Individual story ratings:
Est Sularas Oth Mithas: 2.5
Freedom's Pride: 3
Sargas's Night of Revenge: 3.5
Sharing the Luck: 4
The War Chest: 2
A Flight of Fancy: 2.5
The Deep, Deep, Dark, Dark Place: 2.5
Catch of the Day: 2
Lost Causes: 2
Blood Ties: 1.5
Shard's Memory: 4
Tactics: 3.5
The Raid on the Academy of Sorcery: 3
Est Sularas Oth Mithas: 2.5
Freedom's Pride: 3
Sargas's Night of Revenge: 3.5
Sharing the Luck: 4
The War Chest: 2
A Flight of Fancy: 2.5
The Deep, Deep, Dark, Dark Place: 2.5
Catch of the Day: 2
Lost Causes: 2
Blood Ties: 1.5
Shard's Memory: 4
Tactics: 3.5
The Raid on the Academy of Sorcery: 3
October 20, 2024
Like many of these collections the stories are hit & miss, though none are truly exceptional. The best were Tactics by Richard A. Knaak (where I liked the turnabout between who the actual protagonist is) and Raid on the Academy of Sorcery by Margaret Weis (because it had a connection to some of the original characters via their children/grandchildren).
December 15, 2014
This takes place in the Dragonlance universe. It is a collection of short stories that deal with the diminishing power of magic.
Most anthology sets receive a three star rating from me as I feel there are stories that are excellent, some stories are average, and some stories that I dislike. This anthology set was a little different as I felt that there were no average stories. In this collection I either loved the story or really disliked the story. Still averages out to a three star rating. I do think this collection has something for everyone as it has minotaurs, knights, and even a romantic story.
I believe this to be one of the better anthology sets in this universe and if you have read Dragonlance books this one is enjoyable. If you are new to this universe I suggest a different starting point.
Most anthology sets receive a three star rating from me as I feel there are stories that are excellent, some stories are average, and some stories that I dislike. This anthology set was a little different as I felt that there were no average stories. In this collection I either loved the story or really disliked the story. Still averages out to a three star rating. I do think this collection has something for everyone as it has minotaurs, knights, and even a romantic story.
I believe this to be one of the better anthology sets in this universe and if you have read Dragonlance books this one is enjoyable. If you are new to this universe I suggest a different starting point.
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