Return of the Sorceress

Dragonlance: The New Adventures #4

by Tim Waggoner, Vinod Rams

Armed with new weapons and a newfound confidence, Nearra and her friends plan to confront the wizard Maddoc, but before they can reach Cairngorn Keep, a skeletal griffin kidnaps Nearra and delivers her directly into the wizard's hands. Original.

Genres: Dragonlance, Fantasy, Young Adult, Dungeons and Dragons, Dragons, Medieval, Magic

242 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2004

About the author

Tim Waggoner's first novel came out in 2001, and since then, he's published over sixty novels and eight collections of short stories. He writes original dark fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins. He's written tie-in fiction based on Supernatural, The X-Files, Alien, Doctor Who, Conan the Barbarian, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Grimm, and Transformers, among others, and he's written novelizations for films such as Ti West’s X-Trilogy, Halloween Kills, Terrifier 2 and 3, and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. He’s also the author of the award-winning guide to horror Writing in the Dark. He’s a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award, a one-time winner of the Scribe Award, and he’s been a two-time finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and a one-time finalist for the Splatterpunk Award. He’s also a full-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.

Reviews

[Jim C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is part of a series and is part of the Dragonlance realm. This series must be read in order. In this one, Maddoc finally gets his hands on Nearra and he is that much closer to achieving his goal.

This series is for young readers and it does read like it. That being said, this book is enjoyable and has some well formed characters. One of the things I have always enjoyed about Dragonlance is that not everything works out for our heroes. This book continues this tradition and I look forward to the new path this book is leading us down. There is also a return of a beloved character from the first book and it is a pleasant surprise.

The books in this series are a quick, enjoyable read. They accomplish what they are meant to do. They entertain while introducing new readers to this world.

[✨ Gramy ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

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This is definitely a worthwhile, fantasy, adventure that I enjoyed very much. Would considering rereading the entire series because it was that great!

Sure wish I could afford to buy them on the Kindle.

Would recommend 8)

[Conan Tigard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the book I have been waiting for. What will happen when Asvoria emerges? Will Nearra be able to fight her off, yet gain the evil sorceresses powers? Or will Nearra be forever trapped inside her body without any control? Will the five be joined by Ayanti, the centaur? Wouldn't that be cool? Return of the Sorceress by Tim Waggoner (author of the first book in this series, Temple of the Dragonslayer) delivers a home run with this book.

I quite enjoyed the return of the silver dragon, Raedon, and the plot twists that kept me reading until late in the night. Return of the Sorceress is another excellent young adult fantasy novel published in the DragonSlayer: The New Adventures series that is a must read. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and have become quite hooked into the real fantasy drama.

So, if you are a young reader, or even an adult like me, and are looking for a real Dungeons and Dragons novel, pick up a copy of Return of the Sorceress. And the ending . . . , well, you will have to read it for yourself. All I know is that I have to read the next book, Dragon Sword by Ree Soesbee soon . . . very soon.

I rated this book a 9 out of 10.

[drowningmermaid · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the better ones in the series, but the whole line suffers from the tendency to make the characters 'adults in children's clothing,' rather than genuine children being thrust into difficult circumstances. The romances lack shyness, the killing lacks newness... that sort of thing.

Falls apart a bit toward the end, when a character is thrown off a tower, then inexplicably reappears at the top of the tower, then is discussed as missing. A bit jarring.

Also unfortunately, Waggoner's side characters, like Jax and Ayanti, are much more interesting than the actual main characters.

It really is a pity that they didn't get Waggoner to do more with the Elidor character, instead of Ree Soesbee, who apparently did not know/was not informed that Elidor's parents and history are explained in this book, and the explanation is NOT REMOTELY SIMILAR to what she later outlined in the Elidor trilogy. I am inclined to blame Soesbee for this, and the editor, because she also does careless things in her series like change the number of wishes that a magical goblet grants.

[Andie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved this series as a child - and now, rereading it, I can see why I did. But, as I've grown, I can see as well many things that would turn me off of this series today. I still think this series is fun - but it isn't brilliant.

[ExcaliburSonic131 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really bad turn of events between Davyn and friends near the end of the book

[Katie Alleena]

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