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Think of it as A New Hope for the world of Dragonlance: Sure, maybe it's a little rough around the edges, maybe it's got one cliché too many, but this baby is pure magic. The first volume in the Dragonlance Chronicles series, this classic from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman started it all for Krynn, eventually spawning a bestselling 90-plus book series. (And, frankly, you'd do well to stick to the Weis-Hickman titles.) All the heroes that you've likely heard of already--the creepy, hourglass-eyed Raistlin, the noble half-elf Tanis, the comic relief Tasselhoff Burrfoot, the curmudgeonly dwarf Flint Fireforge--they're all here, starting the good fight against the Dark Queen Takhisis as the War of the Lance begins. Pick up Dragons of Winter Night when you're done. --Paul Hughes
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Lifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then. Not until a chance encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman, who bears a magical crystal staff, draws the companions deeper into the shadows, forever changing their lives and shaping the fate of the world.
No one expected them to be heroes.
Least of all, them.
No one expected them to be heroes.
Least of all, them.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely worth a read and a re-read,
By Seth M. Reeves (Denton, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Dragonlance Chronicles, Volume I (Mass Market Paperback)
I first read the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy when I was about 14 or 15 years old and I really enjoyed it for the exciting adventures and for the battle scenes. I'm now 23 and I just finished reading it again for the second time. All I can say is that I loved it even more this time around, mainly for the superb character development. Chronicles succeeds on so many levels because Weis and Hickman take you deep into the main character's psyches. Thus, although the story is epic and sweeping in its scope (good vs. evil with the fate of the world in the balance), it is also imbued with a deeply human and personal quality which makes you (or at least made me) laugh at, get angry at, cry with, and sympathize with the main the characters. You walk away from this series really feeling that, whether you like them or dislike them in the end, you actually know the characters. Personally, I was furious at Tanis during the last part of Dragons of Winter Night and almost all of Dragons of Spring Dawning, but in the end you really see that Tanis is a man with flaws like us all. In the process of reading, I would have preferred that he forget Kitiara and give himself to return Laurana's love way back at the begining of Drag. of Winter Night, but he had to have a wrestle with his own demons before he could choose which woman he was going to give his heart to. At the end of the story, Tanis is a much more real and substantial character for the whole mess in the middle. I give this example because it is character development such as this (for good or for evil) that elevates the Dragonlance Chronicles far above most fantasy novels, and indeed even above the clichés inherent in its own storyline. If you want to read one superb and compelling fantasy series, you'd be hard-pressed to find one that is superior to Dragonlance Chronicles (and then read Dragonlance Legends as well, its just as good). Start, of course, with Drag. of Autumn Twilight, and after that I don't think you'll have any hesitation about reading the second and third volumes. (One comment concering comparing DL Chronicles to Tolkien: Let's let Tolkien be what he is- the father and pioneer and architect of the epic fantasy novel, and let's let Weis and Hickman be what they are- those who are masterfully building on the foundation that Tolkien laid. Personally, I enjoy both Tolkien's writings and those of Weis and Hickman equally as much, but for different reasons.)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Dragonlance Chronicles, Volume I (Hardcover)
While all fantasy books with elves, dwarves, halflings and whatnot ARE imitations of Tolkien, the Dragonlance series is a pretty good rip-off. Ever since I picked up this book, I was sucked into the whole Dragonlance world. The quality of writing is not extremely mind-blowing, but there are many good parts, and I especially appreciated the characterizations of the twins Caramon and Raistlin. While I thought Raistlin was a pretty original character (well, you have to remember this was a book first published 20 years ago when the badass wizard didn't appear in every two fantasies you read), I actually adored Caramon's devotion. I found Tanis's divided loyalties a pretty well-written struggle as well. This I definitely regard one of the fantasy 'bibles'. I believe the first book of Dragonlance is much more original than Brooks' Shannara series or Salvatore's Icewind Dale.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good story, rotten edition,
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This review is from: Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Dragonlance Chronicles, Volume I (Hardcover)
I was glad to see the DragonLance Chronicles re-issued in hard cover--they are classics, after all. They are very enjoyable stories (the fact that the world abides by the rules of AD&D is a bit annoying, but once you get past that, it's fine :-).The problem I have with this edition is the abysmal editing job--if indeed any editing occured. You will encounter typos ever few pages, sometimes 2 or 3 on a page, in ALL THREE VOLUMES. It gets very tiresome. Wizards of the Coast seems to not have an editorial staff, as their edition of Salvatore's _Dark Elf_ has the same problem. Please, Wizards of the Coast, hire some editors before you publish books! Weis and Hickman should be outraged that their work was so defaced!
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