The Silver Stair

Dragonlance: Bridges of Time #3

by Jean Rabe

For Goldmoon and her followers, Schallsea Island is a place of bright beginnings. In the shadow of the magical ruin called the Silver Stair, a translucent spiral that leads to visions and revelations, they have started construction on the Citadel of Light. For the first time since the Chaos War, the future looks promising.

But two forces challenge Goldmoon's plan to launch a new mystical order on Krynn -- one clad in the plate mail of a Solamnic Knight, the other hidden by mysterious magic and dark shadows.

Jean Rabe's novel tells the compelling tale of the struggle to preserve the Silver Stair and to prevent the dream of Schallsea Island from becoming a nightmare.

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

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

When I am not writing, I toss tennis balls to my cadre of dogs. My house is filled with books and dogs, you can smell both when you walk in the front door. It's a good smell.

I have 36 published novels and am currently writing in the mystery genre. My latest mystery, The Dead of Winter, was a finalist for the Claymore Award and is the first in the Piper Blackwell series.

I live in a tiny town in the middle of Illinois that has a Dollar General, a pizza place with exceedingly slow service, a veterinarian (good thing, eh?), and train tracks...lots of train tracks.

Reviews

[Oscar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Una historia pasable, pero nada remarcable, la verdad.
Aporta poco 'condimento' al Interregno al que hace referencia, salvo la creación de la Ciudadela de la Luz... tema que no vale un libro entero.

Sin embargo, el posible interés que podría despertar (el origen de la 'Magia del Corazón') no se explica... simplemente se comenta en algún párrafo perdido, pero como si no tuviera la menor importancia (cuando en realidad eso junto con la Escalera de Plata es la razón por la cual se crea la Ciudadela).

Pues eso, que algo que se podría haber explicado en menos de cien palabras, ha servido para presentar a Jaspe Fireforge y poca cosa más. Una verdadera lástima.

Ah, si, claro... la nigromancia... eso justifica un libro entero, claaaaaaaro (modo irónico: ON).

[Marcos “MSMDragon” · Rating 4 out of 5]

These Dragonlance novels are so much fun, especially for anybody interested in fantasy worlds and D&D. They are full of magic, elves, dwarves, dragons, and so many other cool creatures. Even though I jumped into this Bridge of Times series without reading the other Dragonlance books, of which there are many, I am still able to enjoy the adventure they are taking me on. This particular book was very fast paced and had a lot of details. I actually found the world building enjoyable and not at all overwhelming like other fantasy novels can be. I also enjoyed the story and the characters very much.

[Milady133 · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lo he terminado porque ya le había empezado, pero podría haber pasado totalmente, falta de desarrollo en la transición de Gair, está pensando en sus cosas y de repente se vuelve totalmente malvado. A partir de ahí perdí el poco interés que tenía en el libro.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first half of the book was really good. The last half was weird and disappointing.

[Mikaël · Rating 3 out of 5]

One can only aspire to be as spry and healthy as Goldmoon at her age

Also, Orvago is a national treasure, and nothing bad must happen to him, ever

[Sherrill Watson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book begins with R'vagho (Orvago), a gnoll, first getting himself(?) shipwrecked with a group of "brutes." There is a 6-foot-tall elf named Gair and a little tree-stump-looking dwarf named Jasper fighting their way thru the jungle (beautiful description that) in the month of Raging Fire to where the ethereal healer Goldmoon is setting up camp near The Silver Stair. The Stair is the last remnant of the Chaos War, in a previous book. I think. Oh, and there is an unwilling military commander, Camilla, who with a small army of Solemnics, led by Willum, has been ordered to defend Goldmoon against all perceived threats.

There are plenty of confrontations: Jasper being afraid of heights so he couldn't climb the Stair to get his vision like others of Goldmoon's followers; various brushes with boars and other monsters; Gair greedily biting off more than he was ready for among Goldmoon's teachings and thereby turning to the "dark side"(Darkhunter) and slowly becoming a threat throughout the book; and Camilla unwilling to climb the Stair because of her previous indoctrination.

I wished there were more descriptions of the characters throughout, as I kept forgetting what they looked like, and of the countryuside in general. Oroavo suddenly begins to talk a little, (telegraphic speech) but not until Chapter 13, on page 214 out of 314!

But overall, a good book! See cover art (by Jeff Easley, for a partial visual of Orvago; not pretty!

[Déborah F. Muñoz · Rating 4 out of 5]

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La historia se centra en Gair y en cómo va cambiando al adquirir el poder de hablar con los muertos. También hay otros personajes interesantes como la caballera solamnica o el gnoll. Sin duda, mi preferido es Orvago (el gnoll) que, desde el principio, yo sabía que de tonto no tenía un pelo y que resulta pieza clave en el desarrollo de la historia.
También ayuda a entender un poco mejor el origen de la Ciudadela de la Luz y desarrolla mucho la necesidad que tiene la gente de creer en algo con toda su alma al contar hasta dónde están dispuestos a llegar los acampados para que salga adelante. El libro engancha desde el principio y se lee rápidamente.

[Jim C · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book set in the world of Dragonlance and this one contains a character from the original trilogy. In this book Goldmoon is establishing a settlement near a staircase that reaches high in the sky. When one reaches the top they each receive a vision.

The first half of this book was boring. I could not get into it for the life of me and I did not like Goldmoon in her role as I believed that she would not be partaking in the new magic. The second half of the book was much better as it detailed the descent of Gair (Goldmoom's student) and how power corrupts. It also explains Goldmoon's acceptance of the mysticism. I did have a problem with the secondary storyline as it was never resolved.

There are better Dragonlance books out there and I could only recommend this if it is your intent to read every Dragonlance novel.

[Viki · Rating 2 out of 5]

una historia simple y lenta. lo que realmente me llevo a leerlo fue ara saber el origen de la ciudadela de la luz pero la historia como tal se pone interesante es al final.