Dragons of a Fallen Sun (Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Volume I)

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Summary: A New Age Begins for Dragonlance
Review: The gods are missing, the world is ruled by huge dragons that keep the people under its claw. Magic and healting are dying. A mysterious red hair girl arrives during a storm that rocks the world. She allies herself with the forces of evil proclaiming that the One God is the people savior. She works healing not seen for many years and helps the Silvanesti elves defeat their biggest evil. Meanwhile, the Qualensti elves are dealing with their own threat and their king has become more then a mere puppet. Is this girl up to something and who is this One God? And the person to save all of the world from a new evil, a kender long dead and possibly cursed with fear. Dragonlance has come a far way from its early beginnings. This book creates a new beginning with some old and new faces. This book is a tad bit longer then the previous ones but it is just as good. Hickman and Weis are on top of the game in both style and writing quality. The only bad note is that this book is just a mere prep for the next two books of the trilogy. Go out and read this both Dragonlance fans or not.

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Summary: Dosn't reach the usual Weis-Hickman standard
Review: This book isn't as good as the rest of the Weis and Hickman Dragonlance Saga. In the matter of fact, most of the time it doesn't reach the standard of any of their books that I've read. Why 5 stars then? Well, it's Dragonlance and it's Weis and Hickman. They are still great storytellers that make you eager to turn the page, even when the plot is relatively weak. Another thing that's puahing you forward is, as I said, the fact that Krynn is your favorite world, and you enjoy just being in it. I do recommened this book, even if only as a bridge to the other 2 books in the series, which are great.