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Summary: A return to Glory!
Review: Ever since the end of the Twins Trilogy (yes I am including Dragons of a Summer Flame) DragonLance has been a bit well, lacking. But Weis & Hickman may be turning things around with this enchanting novel starting off what could be an outstanding trilogy. The One God has come to Krynn on the heels of a mighty storm, an old friend pops his topnot out of a tomb. This is a truly enchanting tale, that just may save Dragonlance. Written in typical Weis & Hickman fashion, leaving you full of suspense throughout the book, you will be hard pressed to set this book down. Those who are new to the DragonLance World would do well to read Weiss & Hickman's earlier works in the setting, "The Cronicles," The Twins Trilogy and Dragons of a Summer Flame. Many of the characters who appear Fallen Sun are detailed in fantastic fashion in these books. But if you don't want to read those, you can still enjoy this book (though you may be a bit confused as to who Goldmoon is, and Raistlin) but you will enjoy it. I found this book rekindled my love for the DragonLance world. Welcome back Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, please never leave us again!
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Summary: my first dragonlance novel
Review: this book was amazing...lately ive been reading the same old plotline and keep stopping books halfway...ive never been much of a fantasy fan, though i of course read LOTR, and Dune (only the first actually)...but this one i whipped through..i simply couldnt put it down, and am planning on reading the second as soon as i can get my hands on it...this book has drawn me into the fantasy realm, one im glad ive been drawn into
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Summary: good, but something missing..
Review: this was a great book, i couldnt put the thing down. i loved the chaeracter developement, which is, in my opinion, the most important part. the only flaw i found with this book was that it didn't capture me as much as the dragonlance of old, if u know what i mean. it almost seemed that they, margret weis and tracy hickman, were trying to make their old characters, that i have grown very attached to, as miserable as humanly possible. *sigh* o well. it was an excelent book, and i found it very intresting, and annoyingly confusing at times. In this story the lines of good and evil are lost, so that the two blend together and eventualy over flow, so what u once saw as light as been cast into shadows, and that the dark is slowly coming out twards the sun. one min. u are possitive that a person is evil, and in the next u are having second thoughts. i wont say anymore, in hope that i haven't spoiled it for u already. i highly recomend this book to any dragonlance fan. enjoy.
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Summary: Review for Dragons of A Fallen Sun
Review: Hey people! To the review... if you haven't read Dragonlance, I feel very sorry for you. I luv these books. Dragons of a Fallen Sun and its sequel, Dragons of a Lost Star are very good...I can't wait to read the third one!
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Summary: Finaly, Dragonlance may be back!!
Review: I used to be a huge DL fan, and consider the Chronicles and Legends to be among the best books ever written.However, I have stopped reading DL in the last few years because of the low (shamefull) quality of most of the new books. But finaly, there is hope. Dragons of a fallen sun *may* be the next "chronicles".
It stars out great, lots of new (and old) characters.
Among others we get the return of Caramon, Tika, Tashelhoff, Laurana, Alhana Starbreeze, Gilthanas, Goldmoon, and other favorites. The plot and story are great. So why do I say maybe? Because almost all the questions and plots in this book remain unsolved and await for the next books in the series. Depending on how everything is eventualy resolved, this could be a great story, or a stupid story. Conclusion: Read this book and the next one in one straigh reading, and hope for the best.
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Summary: Inept Describes DoaFS Quite Nicely...
Review: When reading this review, keep two things in mind:
1) I could not make it past the second chapter
2) I had never read any Dragonlance, or anything by these authors before, and I do not think I ever will after this book The quality of the writing was just inexcusable. How did this get past the editors? I honestly could not make it very far in this book because the writers could not write. It felt like wadding through thick mud. They messed up their head-hopping with added confusion and did not handle the perspective with grace. The history was just dumped on the reader with any finess or polishing, litterally raw. I might have sticked through if they were first time authors, for I like to give them a chance becuase writers for the first time tend to get better and improve their craft with practice. Boy, was I surprised to discover that they had written over a dozen books before this. This book reads worse than a first effort at writing, and I hate to think how bad their other books were. I just had to drop the book after that, knowing that there is much better out there, and I do not really want to waste my time with hundreds of pages of sloppy story craft. Do not get me wrong, I could see the gems of a few good ideas in there, but good ideas are a dime a dozen. It is the writing that makes or breaks the story, for in the hands of a master, the worst plot can be one of the greatest works ever....
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Summary: ummm...okay...i think
Review: This book wasn't what I expected. Mina greatly annoyed me with her masquerade of joan of arc.I Greatly wanted the old chracters back.But they DIED on me!(Well,at least Raistlin keeps coming back to life)But this book greatly bored me. First of all,The offspring of our heroes in the story excited me at first.But They were just...boring. I missed Raistlins Snake-like presence,and the old Tanis(yeah,they ARE mentioned,but i just miss the old group).
I had to fight every impulse in my body to close this book and NEVER open it again. No matter how many books are written on these new characters,i will NEVER get used to them.
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Summary: Doubtful at first...
Review: I was very skeptical of a new DL novel... especially when I found out that Tasslehoff Burrfoot showed up!
However, I was very pleased with the beginning of this trilogy, and the advancement of the DL novel line. A strange storm suddenly brews throughout the land, and in that storm is a mysterious voice... and an even more mysterious young woman named Mina. She walks out as a Knight of Neraka and quickly takes command over a group of the same knights, proclaiming that even though the Gods left there is one... the One God.
Clues are left throught this novel (and Vol. 2)as to who this One God may be... you just don't really realize it until about halfway through Vol.2
War is proclaimed among many races, by none other than Mina and the One God, and unknown to the Dragon Overloards they are in peril... from both the other overloards and the One God...
Saying much more will pretty much ruin the book so... trust in the fact that if you've read DL (or are a fan already) you'll enjoy this.
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Summary: New era,new characters,hours of reading pleasure
Review: Well I know tha some of the old fans will terribly miss the old legendary heroes (aaah...where's Raistlin..*sigh*) but , life must go on ,even in Krynn I suppose.Anyway,to the point now: It is a very well written and thought of book .As always the writers manage to analyze the characters and the plot without boring us to death with useless details . Mina is a revelation of a character with some Raistlin-esque touches if I may say so.I am eager to read the 3rd book of the trilogy (I will review Dragons of a lost star right after this review. :-) )
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Summary: Long Awaited
Review: The return of Weis and Hickman to the dragonlance world has been long over due. This book was a great buy and leaves you wanting more at the end. The only complaint is the all the patchwork, though Weis and Hickman do a good job at tying everyhting together, though it does make for a slow beginning. But by about 1/2 to 2/3 through it really takes off. Gerard is making out to be a great character and the reintroduction to gods has been long needed. Overall i truly enjoyed this book though it was slow at the beginning (hence the 4 stars instead of 5), and with great works behind them like the chronicles and legends series, the sequel promises to be good as well.
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