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With Catchflea, an eccentric soothsayer, Riverwind falls down a magical shaftand alights in a world of slavery, sorcery and rebellion. On their way to XakTsaroth to discover the Blue Crystal Staff of Mishakal, Riverwind, Catchflea, and a resourceful elf-girl are stalked by fate and a prophecy.

About the Author

Paul B. Thompson is the author of 14 previous novels, including nine Dragonlance titles co-written with Tonya C. Cook. In addition to his novels, he has published a dozen
works of short fiction and more than 40 non-fiction articles.

Tonya C. Cook has a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina. She works as a freelance editor and foreign rights manager for a large university press. Her recent release A Warrior's Journey was her ninth Dragonlance novel written in collaboration with Paul B. Thompson.

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THE MEN OF QUE-SHU GATHERED, DRAWN BY THE STEADY toll of drums. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars Riverwind the Plainsman, Jan 19 2004

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Myra Schjelderup "Ignolopi" (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riverwind the Plainsman (Paperback)

This starts when Riverwind is still in the village, and he is trying to win the hand of the Chieftains Daughter, Goldmoon, in marriage. But as Riverwind believes in the old gods, and that religion is frowned upon, Riverwind is sent on a quest to find proof of the old gods so he can marry Goldmoon.
On this quest Riverwind finds an underground city of elves, ruled by a powerful female elf. He spends much of his adventure here, and learns much about the secrets and plots of the city.
The authors did a good job in this book, though Riverwind isn't a very likeable character. The story is good, and if you have read other Dragonlance books involving Riverwind, it's nice to know what's happened to him in the beginning.

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4.0 out of 5 stars All in all a good book, Oct 28 2002

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"lancealot_169" (Cortland, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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Riverwind the Plainsman was an ok book. The biginning was somewhat dull but the ending made up for it. The prediction at the begining at the beginnig made you gess the whole time when and who it would happen to. Like some of the other readers have stated there is a slight confliction with the other books.

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4.0 out of 5 stars It May Be Inaccurate but At Least It Was Good, Aug 8 2002

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Heather Richards "darkjediqueen" (a galaxy far far away) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riverwind the Plainsman (Paperback)

Your beloved needs you to go on a quest to claim her. You take the village idiot. You fall down a big hole into an underground kingdom of elves. You have an elf fall in love with you and you eventually take on a black dragon. All in a days work for Riverwind.

Riverwind is forced to go on a courting quest to claim Goldmoon. The quest involves finding proof of the old gods. Catchflea, the town idiot, joins Riverwind and they end up falling down the entrance to a city of underground elves. After an epic battle to free them from their oppressive ruler, the companions blunder into a city of draconians and a cleric making horrible lizard warriors. Only one person makes it out of this whole mess alive and sane.

The plot is implausible so it's up to the characters to make the read interesting. And they do. Riverwind is an interesting very sweet character. Catchflea gets annoying, but Di An is a nice character and Li El is truly creepy.

If you're looking for a good, light read from Dragonlance, you might want to check out this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Very inaccurate!
There are quite a few mistakes in this book, the big one being the Chronicles said Riverwind's quest took years not 8 months.

The 1st big sequence was very boring too. Read more

Published on Jan 1 2002 by Andy. Gillum