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Summary: Good book, but a bit different
Review: This book was another good Dragon Lance book but was a bit wierd if you ask me. I started on the Dragon Lance books with Dragons of a Spring Dawning, Winter nights etc. These were about thge best books ive ever read. I continued and read some of the other series in dragonlance and liked all of them. This book was a little wierd though with the whole 5th age and everything. I didnt really like the whole theres no magic or anything and whats left is leaving, but at the same time it made a good setting for the book. This gave me kind of mixed feelings because that was something i had really enjoyed about the books. Other wise though awsome kind of different which can be good and bad deserves 4 stars definetly buy it and im looking forward to the second one.
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Summary: Margaret and Tracy, I'm sorry
Review: This book is alright in parts. The plots aren't aweful, even if they aren't the best. But the fifth age isn't the fourth age, it is just different, and Dragonlance didn't need to change. The characters in this book were painful. When I was reading this, I saw the name Alhana Starbreeze and sighed in relif, but she isn't the same Alhana Starbreeze who fell in love with Sturm. Mina, the "Joan of Arc" like character, who is obsessed with this "one god" isn't much help either. She is very annoying after awhile, and she heals Alhana's son Silvanoshei, who should have died. Gerard, the Knight of Solamnia, who could have been ok, seems disappointing, though I can't tell why. Tanis and Laurana's son, Gilthas, is just another weak link in a boring plot. Tasselhoff, the annoying kender, is back, gods help us. Dalamar is gone, and it is really too bad. The only light in the darkness of the fifth age is Palin, who had endaered a horrible life, and has baisically become Raistlin. It was Palin that made me smile and say, "There's some of the Dragonlance I fell in love with." But still, even a tortured black robe couldn't raise my opinion of this book very much. Give me Raistlin and Caramon standing by the Portal in that one heart-stopping moment. Give me Dalamar screaming while Raistlin burns holes into his chest. Give me Tanis standing before the Dark Queen, with Kitiara standing next to him. Those are the Dragonlance moments we all love, that is why we read the series. Go ahead, read Dragons of a Fallen Sun. I encourage people to make their own opinions about books, but it is the fourth age that brought us here, and it is characters like Raistlin Majere that make us stay up at night thinking "Wow, how can one book be so good?"
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Summary: i'm surprised
Review: I've been a fan of Dragonlance for over 10 years; when I first read Chronicles I thought that this was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen. The characters were so deep you soon got a real feeling you knew them and loved them; how I wept for Sturm, Raistlin, and Steel! Which is why I'm surprised by this book. People have said that its more plot orientated (which is true), but even so there doesn't seem to be the same amount of plot development as there is in any of the other Dragonlance books. I guess this is because they're writing a few different plot lines at the same time; while these are being tied together and its interesting, the book doesn't have the same power because it doesn't focus upon the trials of particular heroes as acutely. When you finish reading it, you get the same feeling as when you finish reading ANOTHER of those AWFUL Jordan books; not much has happened! So in some ways its disappointing. But its a good start; they've built well and have set the scene for some good action in the next books. And the characters aren't shallow; we just haven't seen enough of them yet.
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Summary: Continuing Classics
Review: I found this book to be an enjoyable reading experience. I have several hundred science fiction/fantasy books, and am quite sure that this one will be read again and again. While most of the story stays along with the major charicters, I enjoyed the indepth introduction and compatability of new ones. Most Dragonlance fans will be pleased with the cohesiveness of Ansalon with the growing population of heros. New readers may find that they have stepped into a fast paced world of WATCH YOUR STEP OR DIE fantasy, mixed with good humor and memorable people. ENJOY!!
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Summary: Good Enough
Review: After I finished Dragons of Summer Flame, I thought that the Dragonlance series had arrived to a perfect ending. I didn't like (at all) The Dawning of a New Age and all that new stuff. But I was interested in the new Weis-Hickman book (Dragons of a Fallen Sun), and I read it as fast as I could. I think it's not as good as the previous books, but I enjoyed it very much and had a great time wondering what was going to happen and who the One God was. I think I know who he is, and I'm waiting for the next volume to confirm my idea. Read it and enjoy.
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Summary: a great book!
Review: This was the first dragonlance novel i have ever read.When I started it i didn't know that the war of souls was the 3rd series of dragonlance.this is a great book to start at with a lot of surprises and it will make you want more dragonlance.
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Summary: Weis and Hickman, once again heroes
Review: When I started this book, I was a little confused and sad. Most of my favorite characters from previous books were either dying or dead! I immediately felt jealous and angry towards the new heroes, the children of the past Heroes of the Lance. But once I read more and more about these intimate characters, I found in them the same qualities that I had loved in their parents. And then my guy, Tas, showed up and I felt better completely. Past references made by other editors compared Mina to Joan of Arc. It is the same type of thing- wars, fighting, proving one's God to the other side. And they probably had the same kind of dark streak in them- something you can never put your finger on, but it's on the tip of your tongue. In this aspect Weis and Hickman have done a phenomenal job in developing Mina's character. In an almost superhuman effort they have made a small child into a powerful, posessive Messenger of the One God. She can be decieving in many ways. My favorite character is Marshal Medan. He's struggling with a lot in this book, including love of the country he's supposed to be conquering and the person who represents it. There's some good in his heart, and it'll only take a small rose to pull it out. The addition of dragons from another place not of Krynn was a GREAT idea! Instead of being majestical, supreme, beautiful beings they are obsessed with power and care nothing of the beings that serve under them. With the drainage of magic, Beryl, the "great green b----" becomes obsessed and goes on a quest that will put Palin and the good guys in much danger. I have read this book waaaaaaaaaay too many times. Every time I pick it up, I love it! People who have not read previous books, or at least most of them, should. Dragons of a Fallen Sun doesn't include lots of previous informations, so if you want to enjoy this book to the fullest, read the Legends and the Chronicles and maybe even the Preludes.
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Summary: All the charm of the originals, with a definite modern feel
Review: It's important for many to realize that Weis and Hickman have matured in their story development a great deal since the original series. The plotline in this series is truly epic, somehow managing to top all of their previous Dragonlance plots in terms of scope. It is amazing to me that this team continues to make each series more exciting than the last. The truth is that this novel portrays a world bereft of hope, more so than ever in Krynn's history. This is a dark novel with more invloved plotlines than any of their previous works. The character development of the new generation of heroes is up to par with the originals. I won't say that Gilthas has evoked as much emotion as Tanis did, but I haven't had as much time to get to know his character. Give this novel a chance. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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Summary: Great book, that's all there is to say...
Review: this is undoubtedly the best dragonlance since the chronicles, and that is not bad at all. I'm not going into detail about it, you need to experience it for your self.
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Summary: Superb Resurection of the Dragonlance Novels
Review: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have done it again. Although there was a horrible gap in quality Dragonlance books since Summer Flame, This book easily picks up the slack. While the recap factor was somewhat lengthy for those who actually followed the Fifth Age books, for those who didn't it was quite useful. Some very interesting characters begin their development here, and some veterans return for more. Palin's current condition and attitude were a bit disheartining though. With Ansalon currently falling to the forces of evil, this book poses this question: Who will be the Heroes of the Souls? I can't wait to find out.
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