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Summary: What are you all complianing about...the book rocks.
Review: As an avid Dragonlance fan, I was considerably disappointed by the drastic changes created by Summer Flame. It completely transformed Krynn into a world that I really did not want to venture into. Then Fallen Sun was released and I became fascinated with Mina. Lost Star continued Weis and Hickman's exploration of the neo-Krynn with some old elements. Vanished Moon, the dramatic conclusion of this exceptional trilogy, brings closure and explanation to why the authors changed this world so drastically. The writing style, granted, is "more readable" than any other work by Weis and Hickman up to this point, yet I don't think that we should fault the authors for this. This book answers a lot of questions, and it provides solutions designed to usher in the new age of Dragonlance and the various other novels that accompany any of Weis and Hickman's works. The ending is incredibly surprising, in fact it left me awestruck. Truly, Dragons of a Vanished Moon is a must read for any Dragonlance fan, and those who are angry with the development of the work represent a stuffy circle of readers who have issues with changes in a world they are too familiar with.
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Summary: Square Wheels Work!
Review: What Weis and Hickman had done is like re-enventing the wheel: The same principle, although not as good, and you find yourself asking "why?".These two marvelous authros had taken their 'Chronicles' and 'Legends' round wheels off their Dragonlance wagon, and replaced them with square ones. Surprisingly, they're working. True, the ride isn't as smooth and fun, and it's sometimes bumpy, but it's moving. What makes this series a good ride is especially the amazing tallent of story-telling that the authors have. The cahrectres are good, but not as good as the original Dragonlance heroes. The plot is nice, but I prefer the Chronicles, and I liked the old Krynn better. I enjoyed this series, I really did. I read it without a break between the books, and I've read in any possible moment, just like the old Weis and Hickman books. I laughed, I was sad and I felt good and bad with and for the characters, like in any other W&H book. However, as fun as it was, it's not as good as the originals. I'm taking these wheels off my wagon and return to my old, round, favorite ones.
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Summary: GROWTH IS A GOOD THING....NO ?
Review: WAR OF THE SOULS WAS A GREAT SERIES...YES THE STORY LINE WAS DIFFERENT...HAS WHERE SOME OF THE CHARACTERS, WHO SEEMED OUT OF LINE...BUT THAT WAS THE STORY LINE. ALL THE NEW PEOPLE ADDED TO THE WORLD WE HAVE COME TO LOVE AND ADORE, ONLY HELPED IN THE EXPANDING OF "OUR" WORLD ON KYRNN. THINK ABOUT IT IF YOU WILL.....HOW MANY MORE BOOKS DO YOU WANT OF RASTLIN, TANIS AND THAT LITTLE KENDER. THINGS CHANGE, HELL YOU AND I HAVE CHANGED HOW MANY TIMES IN OUR OWN LIVE TIME. I CAN WAIT TO SEE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, I TRUELY BELIEVE THE NEXT SERIES WILL BE OFF THE CHART. IF YOU DID NOT GET, OR UNDERSTAND THE WAR OF SOULS SERIES....I SUGGEST...AND I MEAN THIS WITH ALL MY HEART...REMOVE YOUR BACK SIDE FROM THE ABYSS...OPEN YOUR MIND AND RE-READ IT FOR WHAT IT TRUELY IS...NOT WHAT YOU WHERE EXPECTING AND YOU WILL GROW TO LOVE THE STORIES.
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Summary: Close but no cigar.
Review: Weis and Hickman fail to fix the world of Krynn that was totally screwed up in their own Dragons of Summer Flame and numerous other forgettable books written by...authors riding on Weis/Hickman coattails. An optimist may finish this book and say "Well, it's half-fixed", but I prefer to consider it "still broken". I won't drop any spoilers but lets just say, Weis and Hickman leave more than enough dangling plot lines to enable Wizards of the Coast to flood the market with more Dragonlance books written by the above mentioned...authors such as Jean Rabe. So, if its quantity over quality you want, your world is gonna be a whole lot brighter soon. However, if you yearn for well written, satisfying stories such as the DL Chronicles, DL Legends, & the Legend of Huma, your hunger will go unsated. I hope Wizards of the Coast proves me wrong. We shall see.
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Summary: Engrossing and richly developed
Review: (Review based on the trilogy) 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: The best of the trilogy
Review: I worked through the first two books of this trilogy and it took me a while. They were easy books to take a break from. In fact, after volume two I read four other books before I came back for volume three. This one though, is much better. I read it in three sittings and it left me wanting more. Finally there is more action than talk, more direction than repetitious dialogue and themes. In the other books I could tell what was going to happen, how the battles would go, but in this book I didn't know what was going to happen next and I love that. No it isn't as good as any of the books in the chronicles or legends, but it ain't that far off. Weis and Hickman juggle many characters, and they do it well bringing many of them together for a final climatic moment which was enjoyable. This book saved the trilogy for me, and I was getting ready to give up on the future of Dragonlance.
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Summary: Square Wheels Work!
Review: What Weis and Hickman had done is like re-enventing the wheel: The same principle, although not as good, and you find yourself asking "why?". These two marvelous authros had taken their 'Chronicles' and 'Legends' round wheels off their Dragonlance wagon, and replaced them with square ones. Surprisingly, they're working. True, the ride isn't as smooth and fun, and it's sometimes bumpy, but it's moving. What makes this series a good ride is especially the amazing tallent of story-telling that the authors have. The cahrectres are good, but not as good as the original Dragonlance heroes. The plot is nice, but I prefer the Chronicles, and I liked the old Krynn better. I enjoyed this series, I really did. I read it without a break between the books, and I've read in any possible moment, just like the old Weis and Hickman books. I laughed, I was sad and I felt good and bad with and for the characters, like in any other W&H book. However, as fun as it was, it's not as good as the originals. I'm taking these wheels off my wagon and return to my old, round, favorite ones.
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Summary: wish there was a zero star option
Review: This book was written to correct the disaster that is Dragons of Summer Flame, nothing more nothing less. Funny how those who made Krynn magical were the same ones to utterly destroy it.
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Summary: Epic
Review: The final part of the War of Souls trilogy finds Tas and Conundrum escaping the clutches of Mina and discovering that there is a past.
It finds Gilthas undergoing his own soul searching and deciding to lead his people to Silvanesti via the Plains of Dust.
It finds Silvanoshei continuing his inexprable march to doom.
It finds Gerard and Odila desperately trying to find a way out of the darkness.
It finds Palin and Dalamar working from beyond death.
It finds Malys, Razor and Mirror deciding the fate of dragonkind.
It finds the Gods back in Krynn for a titanic battle.
And, above all, it finds us a conclusion fitting to this epic world.
The fourth Age builds to its tremendous climax as elves, ogres, minotaurs, dragons, humans, gods and the souls of the dead all gather at Sanction for a final terrible battle where the balance is restored and the Book of Judgement of Gilean finally gives us the solution to Takhisis' attempt to rule Krynn once and for all.
The final volume in the fourth age of Krynn, the final volume before the Age of Mortals can begin, is a rich tapestry of love and war, heroes and villains set against a wonderful struggling backdrop of life and death, of magic and mortaility woven in a truly breathless manner by the undisputed current masters of fantasy, Weis and Hickman.
This book, this trilogy, the entire world of Krynn and its heroes that has been created deserves six stars and beyond and any fan of the fantasy genre must have this on their bookshelves.
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Summary: Still stunned by the climatic ending
Review: If you have even a marginal interest in Dragonlance and have been following the story, buy this book. The book continues the stories of the interesting and vividly detailed main characters, adding to the richness of their personalities and the depth of their feelings. The wonderful and exciting storyline which has become synonymous with dragonlance does not leave readers disappointed in Dragons of a Vanished Moon. The entire book masterfully builds up to the huge climax at the end. Major events occur in rapid succession in the last few chapters making these pages perhaps the most climatic in any dragonlance book. The ending is in true Weis/Hickman fashion and leaves me once again impressed at the skill of these giants of fantasy writing. Bottom Line
-Buy it today!!
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