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Summary: A Book of Memories
Review: Reading this book again was a very surreal experience. A friend first got me into Dragonlance about 8 years ago. The first Dragonlance book I ever read was the Chronicles Collection. I instantly fell in love with the world of Krynn and the cast of characters that are forever etched in my memory. Since then I have collected most of the series with special emphasis on the original characters and their families. Though I have never played the board games or got into the fantasy game side of this strange and exciting world, the novels are well written and keep you craving for more. Kudos to Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, the two best writers in my world. This updated version of the Chronicles Saga was very informative, I especially liked the sidenotes. Having read the books before, it was cool to see what the reasoning was for certain plot twists and turns. A great book, about some amazing characters, from a wonderful world!
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Summary: Gets better every time I read it...
Review: I borrowed the 1987 Collector's Edition of the Dragonlance Chronicles in seventh grade. It was a paperback, and it looked like it had been dropped in the bath tub by someone. It took me most of the year to read it, and right before I had finished it, the cover came off and disappeared, so the librarian let me keep the book, since it was in such bad shape. It was the best book I had ever read, that was more than five years ago. I recently read it again, and it got even better. I picked up things I hadn't before, and enjoyed the romantic parts more than I had when I was twelve. My copy has just about had it, and I can't wait to buy this new annotated copy. The Dragonlance Chronicles hold your attention so well, you don't even realize that you've read 1030 pages until it's over. The books have every aspect of adventure and love and intrigue and magick, so that is thoroughly enthralling to the reader, both young and old.
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Summary: The authors in your home!
Review: Have you ever wanted to get into the author's head just a little bit further? Or to rent them for a few hours and ask them questions? Well here you go...your wish had been granted...well sort of...well its the next best thing!
The Annotated Chronicles is chalk full of further detail of everything from plots, history, the why's and where's, who did whats, etc. In this wide margin addition of the Chronicle Margaret Weis (Author)and Tracy Hickman (Author) have invited us to the realms of their creation with lots of notes added in the margins.
So whether you are a seasoned vetrean or a first timmer I highly recommend The Annotated Chronicles version of the Dragonlance Chronicles! Buy it today from Amazon.com
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Summary: A Look into the Mind of Weis and Hickman
Review: The fantasy classic is back, and now it is even better. For those who haven't read it before, this is the perfect volume to get into the dragonlance series.The main portion of the books are concerned with a band of adventurers at the coming of the Dark Queen. Surprisingly, these heroes are not infallible and have an amazing depth for "good" characters in fantasy novels. The plot is an intricate tangle of people and places, as varied as those in our world. Weis and Hickman do a masterful job of creating a fantasy world, coming close to the complexity and color in Tolkien's LOTR novels. Alone, these books are stunning. The annotations, however, make this book a masterpiece. They are funny, informative, and interesting. Weis and Hickman give you there side of the story, and their exposition seem to make the characters more real. As you can tell from the length of the book, though, Weis and Hickman are unfortuantely quite long-winded. For those who need a quick read with a clean and concise storyline, choose another book. But for those who enjoyed the gradual building of LOTR over 3 books, I will guarantee that you will not be able to put this book down. A great read-I thoroughly reccomend it.
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Summary: A bit distracting
Review: The chronicles is the second series I have ever read by Weis and Hickman, and I love the story very much. The characterizations were very vivid and real, and the plot itself is quite imaginative too, considering that it was one of the *older* fantasies. I know people pay for this annotated chronicles because they want to know what the authors have to say about their creation, however, I find the notes on the side very distracting, especially for one who had never read the series before. The notes on the margin basically gave out the plot, and some notes were rather obvious and redundant!! The next time if I have a choice, I would rather go for an unannotated series so that I would not be sidetracked from the story.
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Summary: Annotations make a big difference
Review: In this book, not only do you get the three Dragonlance Chronicle book, but you also get a bunch of notes, explanations, and commentary from the authors.
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Winter Night
Dragons of Spring Dawning
All wonderfully created stories full of characters light and dark, funny and solemn, and enchanting places you can just imagine.
I suggest you read this book - it's worth it.
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Summary: Saves shelf space, looks great
Review: If you have the first three in natty old paperback, trade them in for this. This book is for real fans and people that are new to the series. The gorgeous colour plates make this book worth every cent you pay. This is a compilation of the first three books (Known as the Chronicles), so you get three books for the cost of one. The book is about 2 and a half inches thick, but it's still smaller than having each book of the Chronicles. It makes it a lot easier to take it with you on vacation.
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Summary: Annotated or not....
Review: After reading a lot of reviews about how bad the annotated chronicles were compared to the original, I think a lot people forget the main point behind it. This book was put together for those who, in my opinion, should have already read the books, and wanted to know little tid bits about certain things. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but try to keep in mind the POINT behind this edition. If you don't want to know that this and that is going to cause something in the book (even though you already know) or I already knew that. Then fine don't read it, but if you still want to know things and understand a little more, then read it. Don't bash the book just because it's not your reading standard.
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Summary: Great book; terrible annotations
Review: If you have not read these books and are the type of person to jump right to the last page, then this is the book for you. Tracy and Margaret have a terrific knack of hinting towards the next 100-150 pages with their little side blurbs. I cannot begin to tell you how many annotations begin with, "as we discover later..." It's like a cruel joke. I am on page 500 of this 1300 page book. At about page 300 I resolved to stop reading the sidebars. Unfortunately, when they place an asterick within the text and place a little one or two sentence blurb right beside it, before you know it you have already read it. Tracy and Margaret do a wonderful job of systematically destroying any suspense left in the book. If they would join my poker table, I could quit my day job. Read the books, they are quite good. Get versions without the annotations, they are quite bad.
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Summary: Great for Newcomers to Fantasy
Review: I read this series when I was in 5th grade. It is a great introduction to fledgling fantasy readers. The story is a memorable one with pretty basic ideas. While the story can be predictable it leads to bigger and better things. If it weren't for this series I would never have read Wheel of Time, Song of Ice and Fire or Sword of Truth...Dragonlance will keep a kids attention...
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