Rating: 
Summary: Nooooo!!!!
Review: Does this mean there will be no more Dragonlance books.
Someone please, please tell me there'll be more.
They can create new Krynn novels on this new world (but it
wouldn't be the same without tasslehoff)
I'll probably give this a higher rating if I know
this isn't DL's last book.
Rating: 
Summary: An endless disappointment to a proper Dragonlance fan
Review: The book is quite well written, and is sure to provide good entertainment
for any non DL fan. Having read most of the DL novels,I feel qualified to
say that this novel is not written in the DL spirit. It seems obvious that
the book has been written on request, rather than on inspiration. In most
of the book they do everything to please the DL fan, like reviving Raistlin,
and giving most of the old heroes an appearance. But in the end the authors
kill the DL saga, probably to please TSR, so that the company can create
another roleplaying game.
Rating: 
Summary: Intriguing; yet disappointing
Review: Although the book has an extremely interesting plot and thestory is of excellent quality, it lacked the spark and fireof the earlier three books. The book scored extremely high on my chart for the main fact that Raisltin has returned. An all-time favorite of mine, I was disappointed when he was taken away from the Dragonlance plot. The "Second Generation" of heroes are not as well rounded and exceptional as the original but this book defintely follows the excellent quality and writing that I expect from Tracy and Margaret. A must read for Dragonlance fans.
Rating: 
Summary: Rather Dissapointing
Review: Though a good fantasy novel, Summer Flame was nothing compared to the original DragonLance Chronicles. It lacked the action, adventure, and magic that made the first three as popular as they are today. It was hard to grow attached to the characters, probably because the book centered more on the Second Generation then it did on the original Companions of the Lance. It was Very depressing and frustrating. Any loyal DL fan should read it, though, because, despite what some people say, there are going to be other DL novels, and having read Summer Flame will make things a lot easier to understand. A simple warning before starting this book: don't expect it to be as good as the original three, or you'll finish it quite displeased and depressed
Rating:
Summary: Slightly disappointing, but worthwhile reading nevertheless.
Review: Although Dragons of Summer Flame disappointed me, it was probably due to the excellence of the previous two series: Chronicles and Legends. Dragons of Summer Flame takes the reader through too many events and as a result, fails to create an emotional bond between the reader and the characters. Nevertheless, given that books concerning intervening events that took place in Dragons of Summer Flame will be published, Dragons of Summer Flame is a "must-read."
Rating:
Summary: A can't miss for any Dragonlance fan...
Review: This book wound up the saga very nicely. After a couple
years of reading the Tales, Heroes, Preludes & a multitude
of side-areas, it was great finally getting back to the meat
of the story. The story itself takes so many unexpected turns throughout the World of Krynn that the reader never loses interest. I finished this 500+ page book in a matter
of 2 days. A definite must for any Dragonlance fan.
Rating:
Summary: A great story, but not quite the Dragonlance style.
Review: This conclusion to the Dragonlance saga is ok. In and of itself
I found this to be an entertaining, if not captivating story. But, it doesn't quite round out the saga of Dragonlance, at least
not with respect to the first three Chronicles. I found there to
be too much focus on the second generation. I would've liked to have
seen more nostalgic encounters with old characters. But perhaps I am looking at it
all wrong. As the first Dragonlance book I'd read in 6-7 years, I was
surprised that it did whet my appetite enough to go back and reread the
six original Weis/Hickman books. All in all, a great story.
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Review: This book is mostly wonderful. My one small complaint is that W&H did the same thing they kinda did at the end of the Death Gate Cycle -- that is they tried to turn the world into Earth (Remember Alfred babbling over "God"?, same sorta thing).I think they were trying to kill the series. Then Jean Rabe comes along and messes it all up and then had to come and fix it again with the War of the Souls. Jean Rabe == Worst Fantasy Author Ever. But for the characters... I read every single DL book published before this one. The end of this one made me cry, and I still cry thinking about it. There is no way I cannot fully recommend this book to any Dragonlance reader.
Rating: 
Summary: Dragons of Disappointment
Review: Dragons of Summer Flame: a Return to Krynn after 10 years (I have never really gotten into the DL books other than Chronicles and Legends, with the occasional exception, such as the great "Legend of Huma"). I was eagerly awaiting this book. I have read it twice now, since it came out. The story is very well told (Weis and Hickman ARE master storytellers), but it is a very shallow story. Chaos, Father of All, is angry and wants revenge for being trapped for so long. The forces of Good and Evil unite to fight him and preserve their world. The scope is just too grand; it would have been appropriate if this had been a superhero book, or a novel about the adventures of Paladine and Takhisis, but it seemed ludicrous to have very human, and thus very limited characters, take on the almighty Chaos. His inability to devine the heroes' plan to conquer him is even more ridiculous. Tanis' demise and Raistlin's escape from the Abyss remain very compelling parts of this book, but you can't help being disppointed about the book's conclusion... Let's see what "Dragons of a Fallen Sun" will turn the Dragonlance World into...
Rating:
Summary: best of the series
Review: It seems a lot of people hate Dragons of Summer Flame... because of what happened to Dragonlance afterward. When I read the book, I wasn't aware there was going to be anything afterward. When I finished, I was amazed, and I read it again right away because I enjoyed it so much. To this day, Dragons of Summer Flame remains my favorite novel, and I've read quite a few since 1995. This is how Dragonlance should have ended; this was Weis and Hickman wrapping up the storylines of all the characters from their previous books and leaving us on the note of an ending that is really a new beginning. This book took me on a ride that I was sad to get off of, but very satisfied nonetheless. What could be better? ... Of course, Wizards of the Coast simply couldn't let a good thing rest in peace, and promptly hired Jean Rabe to continue the story from where Weis and Hickman left off. (I read those three Fifth Age books simply because they were Dragonlance and I was in high school with nothing better to do... by far the worst three books I've ever read in my life.) Then they got Weis and Hickman back to salvage that debacle, and we got the War of Souls... I still haven't made it to the last one, I lost interest after the "big revelation" at the end of book 2. Summer Flame, though, was Weis and Hickman in their element. Read the first 7 books of the series (Chronicles trilogy, Legends trilogy, Second Generation), then read this and enjoy the awesome, "real" conclusion to one of the greatest fantasy series ever =9.
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