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Summary: Dragons of a Fallen Sun
Review: Dragons of Fallen Sun is an excellent work in dragonlance. Why am I giving it four stars?Because the story of the War of Souls has just begun. It won't be fair if I gave it FIVE stars and then the other two books turned out to be Dynamite. However, everything lives up to my expectations, and there are a few surprises. The Dead is leaching all the new magic away, a new God arrives on the scene (could it be Chaos?), and a dragon has got the Silvanesti into killing themselves. Not only that, but there is something wrong with krynn and it is up to a hero of the Chaos War and a Hero of the Lance to fix it. A great beginning to a great storyline in one of the most popular D&D worlds of all time. Read it for yourself and see if you agree.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This book is a great addition to the Dragon Lance family! I reccomend for anyone interested in the Dragonlance series.
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Summary: The Fifth Age Starts
Review: "Dragons of a Fallen Sun" takes place some thirty years after "Dragons of a Summer Flame". Most of the Heros of the Lance are dead or very old now; and their children, the next generation of heros, seems to be ineffectual in the new woes of the land. Magic has been steadily disappering from Krynn for a long time now, the clerics are getting weaker all the time. It is starting to look like a repeat of the aftermath of the Cataclysm until Mina shows up after a particularly bad storm. She leads a group of Minators in a crusade to spread the word of the one true god, thus far nameless. But in her way are the Silvinesti, very xenophobic elves who wish to remain isolated at any cost. Also thrown into the mix is Tassolhoff Burrfoot, with a magical time traveling device that has helped him mess up the future events. This book is the start of the "War of Souls" trilogy; which is the story of the beginning of the Fifth Age, the Age of Men. It is so far a fairly solid start, with a lot of forshadowing what is going to happen in the next books (a lot is made of Raistlin and Dalamar's disapperance, also the strange new sky). The character's are not as well fleshed out here as usual; even Tas is not as good as usual. But it has a lot iof mystery, intriege, action, even a few laughs. I can't wait to see what happens next.
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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: The Fifth Age Starts
Review: "Dragons of a Fallen Sun" takes place some thirty years after "Dragons of a Summer Flame". Most of the Heros of the Lance are dead or very old now; and their children, the next generation of heros, seems to be ineffectual in the new woes of the land. Magic has been steadily disappering from Krynn for a long time now, the clerics are getting weaker all the time. It is starting to look like a repeat of the aftermath of the Cataclysm until Mina shows up after a particularly bad storm. She leads a group of Minators in a crusade to spread the word of the one true god, thus far nameless. But in her way are the Silvinesti, very xenophobic elves who wish to remain isolated at any cost. Also thrown into the mix is Tassolhoff Burrfoot, with a magical time traveling device that has helped him mess up the future events. This book is the start of the "War of Souls" trilogy; which is the story of the beginning of the Fifth Age, the Age of Men. It is so far a fairly solid start, with a lot of forshadowing what is going to happen in the next books (a lot is made of Raistlin and Dalamar's disapperance, also the strange new sky). The character's are not as well fleshed out here as usual; even Tas is not as good as usual. But it has a lot iof mystery, intriege, action, even a few laughs. I can't wait to see what happens next.
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Summary: Engrossing and richly developed
Review: It took me a few chapters to become hooked, perhaps more than most books seasoned with thick prose. The language of the author was very eloquent, but almost different. Without being hyperbolic, it was a bit like reading Shakespear in that you must find the rhythm of the writer, but when you do it comes to you in a natural and pleasant fashion. The characters, especially Mina, are multi-faceted and well-developed throughout the trilogy. I mention Mina because it is tempting to see her initially as flat and unidimensional. But she is not. To demonstrate this, most readers will find themselves rooting for her and fearing her simultaneously. By the end of the trilogy you're concept of her will take another, quite unexpected turn - sympathy or pity. (You'll have to find out why). I bought this compulsively from a HB bargain bin and it sat on my shelf for more than a year and finally read it when I got bored. I missed out. This has become one of my favorite series and I am willing to try other series from Weis. This was well worth the purchase and serious fantasy fans should try it.
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Summary: mina i've crossed oceans of time...............
Review: My mother bought me a Dragonlance book when I was 13 years old. The first book in the Elven Nations trilogy. From that first book, I was hooked, through the Chronicles, Legends, Tales, etc. This book came to me sans the "prequel" and I must say that I was bamboozled to see what had happened to our beloved Krynn. Nevertheless, the book is superb and a great introduction to a new age in the Dragonlance saga. I feel like I'm 13 all over again. A good read.
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