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Battles rage over Krynn with a fury that threatens to annihilate nations and whole races--even dragonkind. As campaigns ebb and flow, generations of lesser mortals come and go, and the great serpents are left to determine the fate of the world. Their triumphs may create a destiny of all-encompassing light or cast the world beneath the shadow of ultimate darkness. Original.

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In a place unimaginably far from the Abyssal home of the Dark Queen's brood, a different world took shape, gradually emerging from the chaos of godly dreams. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing!!!, Dec 11 2002

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Dj Toasty "Dj Toasty" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dragons: The Lost Histories, Volume VI (Mass Market Paperback)

BEFORE YOU READ ANY FURTHER...IF YOU HAVE NOT READ "THE LEGEND OF HUMA" AND "THE KAGONESTI" DO NOT READ THIS BOOK!! YOU WILL MISS ALLOT OF STUFF IF YOU DO NOT READ THOSE OTHER TWO BOOKS FIRST!!

Ok, that being said, let me get to the "meat and potatoes" of this amazing book.

It begins several thousand years before the first "Dragon War", the second "Dragon War" and the "War of the Lance"...not to mention before the "Cataclysm" also.

This is the story of the dragons of "Paladine", and of course those of "Tahakisis". Spanning multiple generations of dragons and thousands of years it follows the life, death, and epic struggles of the dragons.

You can really see how their individual victories, and losses greatly affected the lesser people's of "Krynn". A victory of a single Silver dragon could shape millenia of peace on the land, while a dark victory meant millenia of death and terror. You can really see how close the dark queen really came to winning the dragon wars, and the war of the lance.

It also goes into detail how the gods cast their lots into the battles so that evil would be defeated, and how they were punished for bringing back the powerful spell magic back to the land.

Now, I had one beef with this book. in "The Legend of Huma", "Huma" fell in love with a female silver, named "GWENNITH"....and of course this was the dragon who loved him, and who he rode in the final battle of the "War of the lance". Now here is the problem: in "Dragons" she is mentioned...and they call her "Heart". How the writer could miss this seemingly small, BUT VERY NOTICEABLE DETAIL, is simply beyond me.

Problem 2: In this book they mentioned "Humas Compaings", and conquests..once again THE WRITER OVERLOOKS ANOTHER SMALL, BUT VERY VERY NOTICEABLE DETAIL...Huma was never on any conquest or campaign...from the time he got to the front lines, he was immediately swept into one mishappen adventure to the next, and was only in contact with the rest of the nighthood only a handful of times till his death in the end of "Legend"...HOW COULD HE THEN BE ON ANY CONQUEST OR CAMPAIGN LEADING TROOPS TO VICTORY OR GLORY WHEN HE WAS NEVER AROUND THEM???

This brings me to a point repeated over and over...AUTHORS NEED TO READ EACH OTHERS WORK SO THAT THEY DON'T MAKE THESE KIND OF MISTAKES.

If you can see past thses flaws, then don't miss this book. It is amazing!! A true epic, a crown jewel in the DL series..

But thats my opinion, I could be wrong... -Jon

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4.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC!!!, Oct 3 2002

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orangeburst "mistertruth" (Ft. Myers Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dragons: The Lost Histories, Volume VI (Mass Market Paperback)

... A must read for any Dragonlance fan. This book covers the history of Krynn and I am not kidding! There is so much information in this book and it's an easy read. You love the anticipation of the upcoming Dragon battles. But, if you read this book before any other Dragonlance book, well let's say that the last few chapters spoil the Chronocles plots. But read this fantastic book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dragon Heaven, Jun 27 2001

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"dragonguy_99" (FL, USA) - See all my reviews

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If you're wondering how things are with the dragon race of Krynn, then this book is all your answers in one! While reading other books in the series you may wonder what's going on in the background with the dragons. Well, this book will tell you everything about the dragons of Krynn. Its really cool to see the story of Krynn through a dragon's point of view!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good storyline
Gave insight into the birth of the dragons and how they interacted with Krynn over time

Published on Sep 12 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than just about anything!
I loved this book. ANYONE who loves dragons at all will likely view this book as I do. This is probably the book that got me reading any Dragonlance book I could find. Read more

Published on Mar 5 2000 by draconisman