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Downfall: The Dhamon Saga, Volume One [Mass Market Paperback]

Jean Rabe (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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It's not easy being Jean. For some Dragonlance fans, the world of Krynn ended with Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragons of Summer Flame. Many Lancers would just as soon forget Jean Rabe's famously awful Fifth Age kickoff trilogy (The Dawning of a New Age, The Day of the Tempest, and The Eve of the Maelstrom), and that's putting it nicely. (Imagine the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons saying, "Worst fantasy author ever," and you'll begin to understand the enmity that Rabe has generated for herself.)

But Weis and Hickman returned triumphantly to the Fifth Age with Dragons of a Fallen Sun, proving that the reports of Krynn's death were, at worst, an exaggeration. So maybe--just maybe--Rabe deserves a fresh start in Dragonlance, too. Downfall begins a trilogy revolving around Dhamon Grimwulf, former Knight of Takhisis, ex-Hero of the Heart, and erstwhile co-protagonist of Rabe's aforementioned Dragons of a New Age series. Dhamon is on the outs, running around robbing the sick and the weak in cahoots with a kobold, a tattooed half-elf floozy, and a suspiciously powerful thief-wizard named Maldred. (Hmmm, there's something fishy about that guy...) In rolls plate-mail babe Fiona (a spit-shined Knight of Solamnia) and pirate-turned-good-guy Rig Mer-Krel, presumably to clean up Dhamon and set him on the straight and narrow. But faster than you can say "Charm Person," the entire crew ends up on the road together, heading off to bargain with an ogre chieftain, rescue a herd of goats, and ransom Fiona's brother from the black dragon overlord Sable. Or so they think. Quite a few switchbacks and blind canyons here, enough to keep you wondering what's around the next corner, but don't expect emotional, involved Weis-and-Hickman fare: while many Dragonlance fans would consider it damning praise, Downfall reads a lot like a decent Forgotten Realms adventure. --Paul Hughes --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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The sequel to the Dragons of a New Age trilogy is now in paperback!

Downfall chronicles the dramatic events that unfold as the sea barbarian Rig Mer-Krel and his beloved companion, the Solamnic Knight Fiona, seek to enlist their old friend Dhamon Grimwulf for an important mission. Nothing can prepare them for the shock of seeing how far their former comrade has fallen. Together with his new companions-a cold-hearted mercenary, a passionate woman, and a sniveling kobold-they'll have to find a way to draw Dhamon back from the brink of self-destruction.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dragonlance: Downfall the legend of Dhamon, Jan 22 2004
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This review is from: Downfall: The Dhamon Saga, Volume One (Mass Market Paperback)
Downfall by Jean Rave is very well planned out. The plot is easy to seperate from the details of book. The adventure in the story is engrossing. and mysterious. While teh characters are journeying around and the events take place, no matter what the story alwyas stay on track of it's main plot. It's a good stroy, but it's like a movine-if you miss a poart, then it doesn't make sense at all. The plot of the story is clear and easy to follow. While reading the story, I admit it was hard to remember all of teh hundreds of citeis that they had traveld to. But it was also easy to understand the past of teh main character. Since the book is part of a saga, the ending that led to the sequels wasn't too vague. The antagonist and the heros of the book aren't all that hard to seperate, but they could use a little work. It was really amazing to me how the author how the author made you feel like you were part of the story. The book also described the characters very vividly. I could easily picture each of the characters personalities. The way the book was written, it felt like something important was always happening and that none of the information was there just to make it look long. The author made all of the creatures come to life and made a wonderful book to read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable, Dec 30 2003
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This review is from: Downfall: The Dhamon Saga, Volume One (Mass Market Paperback)
After having spent the last couple years reading text books for school, I was ready for a great adventure. Although Rabe's Downfall was not the greatest book in the world, it did satisfy my immediate needs. The thing I thought was hokey is a couple times when one of the main characters, Maldred, uses magic to win the heart of his traveling companion, Fiona, and all I could think of is that it's the Jedi Mind Trick all over again. Oh well. The book had it's moments and was good enough that I ordered the other two books in the series.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Almost worth 4 stars....almost, Oct 29 2002
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Andy. Gillum (indian mound, tn) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Downfall: The Dhamon Saga, Volume One (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't know what horrible-writing demon possess Jean Rabe but she needs to exorcise it. I almost quit reading this book after 30 pages because the scatter-brain writting style Jean's imfamous for poisoned the story. I kept reading however & her writing eventually straighted out.

The plot was great & the characters were alright. The Dhamon character doesn't appeal to me like most of the DL characters do but he's interesting enough to be readable. Some day I intend to read the next 2 books in the series but now I'm off to start on The War Of Souls trilogy & then I'm taking a long break from DL to start on the Star Wars series that I've been neglecting for the last 3 yrs.

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