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Dragons of Spring Dawning: Dragonlance Chronicles, Volume III

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Definitely a great fantasy epic and one of my personal favorites, The Chronicles Trilogy- Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning, brings to life the ultimate battle between Good and Evil in the World of Krynn. The books are so incredibly well written that the reader feels that they have been transported to another plane of existence and are actually present among the characters, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel, sensing what they sense. The authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have truly outdone themselves and have presented us with a masterpiece of literature the likes of which we have seen only in JRR Tolkien's work and RA Salvatore's The Dark Elf and Icewind Dale trilogies. A GREAT trilogy indeed and a "must read" along with Margaret Weis' Legends trilogy! Duty, honor, bravery, magic, dragons and heroes are all about. One should seriously start thinking about maybe turning them into movies...

This is the final installment in the Dragonlance enourmous saga and volumes of books and let me just say this...Dragons of Spring Dawning renewed my long overdue and i would add lost interest in fictional reading. I had read Dragons of Autum Twilight and was like eh...why all the books in this Dragonlance series anyway I dont see the big deal...having concluded that it was unworth I put off reading anymore till this year, a 2year break.
After reading Dragons of Spring Dawning I now know what the fuss is all about...Stick with it and read this one and the rest will be your new found craving! Dragonlance!

This is a very good book. You find out a lot of vital information, like who Fizban is. You need to read the other books in this series though, they are Dragons of Autumn Twilight and Dragons of Winter Night. Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman are very talented authors. They created wonderful books. They are very descriptive and I thing these books are action packed.

Co-authored by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Dragons Of Spring Dawning is the third volume of DragonLance, a best-selling role-gaming fantasy trilogy about an epic war between mere mortals, mighty dragons, -- and an utterly malevolent goddess queen. A handful of heroes strive against darkness and bloodshed, yet betrayal threatens to destroy them all. As enjoyable now as when this outstanding series first introduced readers to the land of Krynn and its once-quiescent dragons, Dragons Of Spring Dawning is quite confidently recommended as an outstanding fantasy action/adventure saga.

This was an amazing book. You have to read the other books before it though, Dragons of Autumn Twilight and Dragons of Spring Dawning. You find out about a lot of vital information. There is a lot of action. It is awesome.

Dragons of Spring Dawning was like the first two books in the series: A dark, hack and slash melodramatic action-adventure with a teenage writting style. The book started off great with Laurana kicking ass and Raistlin's background story finally coming out, but once this was over the middle of the book was awful (Laurana after the festival and Tanis n'companies journey from the elf place to Neraka). Here's how the twenty-or-so chapter's went; "Tanis where do we go?" says Riverwind
"Stop asking me! Why do you think I should know?" Tanis said with a snarl. then Riverwind or Goldmoon would be shocked then tanis would realize it wasn't very nice and say his sorry. This happened all the time! I know Weis and Hickman wanted to show the turmoil going on inside of Tanis, but they just took it to far. Oh yeah, and then they would get captured, for the millionth time, and of course escape, with all there gear, of course.

The ending was O.K. a few twists which were pretty cool, but at the same time predictable and not to dramatic. What other people have said and wrote about this book I was wanting something more, I guess. And what the hell, why did Tika go on the journey to Neraka? I wished her and Tasslehoff died. what the hell dude, Settle down, it's just a story. I know, it just made me mad that she went, anyway the story is dark and fun, filled with a number of different character's which are exciting, boring, malevolent, decitful, annoying, bright, and unforgetable. give this series a try, it's not bad.

There is no time to mourn the loss of old friends for the struggling companions. Spring has arrived, and with it the final battle for Krynn. Over the grueling winter they succeeded in finding the legendary dragonlance, and the dragons of light have finally joined the fray. From the tortured forests of Silvanesti and across war-torn Ansalon, the heroes continue their crusade against both the forces of evil and their own personal demons. Tanis is torn between two tempting women, Raistlin struggles with his lust for power, and Tass... well.. he just makes me laugh, but none of the companions will ever be the same after this change of the seasons and there are many sacrifices yet to be made before Takhisis can be thwarted.

In "Dragons of Spring Dawning", Weis and Hickman provide an action packed finale for their now-classic Dragonlance Chronicles, and beautifully set the scene for the equally grandiose Legends series. High adventure and memorable heroes have made Krynn one of the most beloved fantasy worlds available, worthy of repeated and frequent visits.

After the several books that I have read involving Dragonlance, I expected more of this seminal series. I had hope. The second book had some potential. This book dashed those hopes, and squandered that potential. The characters are entirely too transparent. If I have to hear one more time how kenders never feel fear, but in that instance Tasselhoff felt something that equates to fear, I swear I'm going to scream. Raistlin is so ambitious for power that he has to constantly remind everyone, including the reader, of this, and oh yeah, by the way, he's Fistandantilus. What? Could that have come from any farther out in left field?

This series is a poor example of Fantasy writing. The only reason that this book rates two stars is that it may serve as a whirlwind introduction to the world of Dragonlance. However, a book of short stories could have served that purpose better.

All in all a disappointment.

What can I say? Another great book in the Dragonlance series to read and read over again. This is the final enstallment in the Chronicals trilogy. This books is great but of course it is. It's action packed and the characters again come to life, not like they haven't been on your mind since you last put a Dragonlance book down. So read this, you'll enjoy, and don't forget to save room for another series.

In a land of elves and dragons, magic and wonder, nine friends find themselves committed to a quest they cannot refute; a quest to save the world. These companions face the final challenges in their valiant attempt to preserve the balance of good and evil in. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman wrap up their exhilarating Dragonlance Chronicles with the final installment, Dragons of a Spring Dawning. Although the story's plot, based on the good versus evil forte, may be considered a cliché, the outstanding character development and the intricate setting produced an exceptionally well-written adventure. Weis and Hickman's primary focus in the story is placed on the development of the main characters. From the beginning of the first Chronicle, the main characters possessed tangled threads of personal thoughts and emotions. As the trilogy progressed, some questions were answered while many others were left unanswered. With the conclusion of Dragons of a Spring Dawning, many of these threads were untangled allowing the relationships between characters and readers to become more intimate. Another main element of the story was the setting. The fitting descriptions of the setting aided by Weis and Hickman's use of personification enhanced the emotion and detail of the story. The importance and benefits of quality character development and setting is clearly shown in this book. Although many questions were answered, there were enough questions left open to ensure the continuation of the battle for the preservation of the balance between good and evil.