- Mass Market Paperback: 310 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (14 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 078694076X
- ISBN-13: 978-0786940769
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 2.2 x 17.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 149,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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While the Elven Exiles struggle for survival in the distant kingdom of Khur, the elves remaining in Qualinesti face persecution, enslavement, and extermination. Amid great suffering and unrelieved evil, a rebel leader–masked, anonymous, and with strange powers–appears, determined to cleanse the land of invaders.
Meanwhile, Kerianseray, the Lioness, Kagonesti general and wife of Speaker Gilthas, finds herself magically transported from certain death in Khur to equally dire straits in her former homeland. As Gilthas leads the elves across the trackless desert in search of a new home, the Lioness fights ruthless slavers and crosses paths with the mysterious masked revolutionary of Qualinesti.
Meanwhile, Kerianseray, the Lioness, Kagonesti general and wife of Speaker Gilthas, finds herself magically transported from certain death in Khur to equally dire straits in her former homeland. As Gilthas leads the elves across the trackless desert in search of a new home, the Lioness fights ruthless slavers and crosses paths with the mysterious masked revolutionary of Qualinesti.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The elves continue to struggle for their homeland...,
By Keen Reader "lhendry4" (Auckland, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alliances: v. 2 (The Elven Exiles) (Mass Market Paperback)
Having enjoyed the first book in this trilogy (Elven Exiles 1 - Sanctuary) so much, I was keen to get on to the second book. And I was not disappointed. The action continues, this time in two very different arenas - the elves under Gilthas decide to make for their hoped-for new home in Inath-Wakenti. But their journey is not welcomed by the nomads, who believe it is their fate to stop the elves. And what of Favaronas, and Faeterus? Will their paths meet as they each search for knowledge? And what of Prince Shobat of Khur's nightmares? Will he be able to defeat his father's plans and become ruler of Khur? To the south, Kerian finds herself caught up in the struggle against bandit leaders and their attempts to subjugate the beaten elves. Can she, and the mysterious hooded rebel leader work together to get the elves to safety, and defeat the local lords? Who is the mysterious hooded rebel leader? And what do the Dark Knights of Neraka want in the area? There's heaps of action, heaps of players in this multi-thread story, which builds nicely in the second part of the trilogy to what, hopefully, should be an action-packed and revelatory third book. I'm hoping to get to that one soon. Highly recommended trilogy; really enjoying my delve back into the Dragonlance realms again.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid bridge novel, waiting for the next,
By Andrew Gray "Beezer Review" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alliances: v. 2 (The Elven Exiles) (Mass Market Paperback)
Alliances by Paul Thompson and Tonya Cook is the second book in the Elven Exiles trilogy. The first book is Sanctuary, the third will be released in June of 2007 and has yet to be named. This trilogy is set in the Dragonlance world, and for fans of Dragonlance, this book fits perfectly into the world and continues to flesh out already established characters.
I will give the same disclaimer that I had for the first book in this trilogy: If you are considering reading this book there are two books that I think you need to read before you read this one. The first is The Puppet King by Doug Niles and the second is The Lioness by Nancy Berberick. These two books set the stage for this new trilogy. The plot of this book follows closely with that of the first book, but broadens the scope of the story more to encompass more characters and a larger, deeper, plot. There was a tremendous amount of set up in the first book, so that being done, the authors were allowed to spend more time really delving into the situation that the elves are facing and how they can get out of it. As with most middle books in a trilogy, this one answers some questions raised in the first book, but raises many more questions and leaves the reader yearning for the next installment. This plot is well laid out, it's concise with not a lot of fluff and gets to the point quickly without slowing the book down. The pace is very good and allows the reader to become quickly enticed and wanting to read more. The characters are well written and hold true to their original versions and also add more depth to the characters. The authors begin to further develop the multi-layered characters and how those characters influence the story. Some authors have a plot that decides where/what the characters do. Other have characters that decide what the plot will be. This book finds a nice balance between being character driven and plot driven at the same time. This adds depth to the story and allows the reader to feel more apart of the story. This is another good edition to the realm of Dragonlance from Thompson and Cook and I have no doubt that the third installment will be equally as good. After numerous Dragonlance books that fell short of expectations recently, it is nice to see, what I consider, quality novels coming out that further the Dragonlance world. If you are a fan of Dragonlance have no fear jumping into this book (provided you read the two novels I mentioned above). If you are new to the Dragonlance world, there are some books I would recommend starting with, but this is certainly a trilogy I would recommend down the road. I didn't like this book as much as the Ergoth Trilogy, but I loved the Ergoth trilogy so that is a high level to live up to. Never-the-less, I say read this book if you are a fan of the Dragonlance world. You won't be disappointed. 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What The Hell Is Going On Here?!,
By Koby itzhak "Koby 0f Qualinost" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alliances: v. 2 (The Elven Exiles) (Mass Market Paperback)
In have read this book in less then 5 hours. That is not a complimant to me but to the authors who wrote such a good book. *(*SPOILERS AHEAD*)*
It was nice seeing Porthios and Alhana again, though what is going on between them is beyond my understanding. I liked the fact that a god shows his face in the book, but who the hell is this god?! I would wager either Habbakuk, god of animals (And sea), or Branchala (or Astarin or Astra among the elves), who in the Elven Nations Trilogy was acounted as their primary god. I didn't like, howerver, what appears to have happened to Planchet. Wapah joining the elves was great. I didn't understand what he, a man of logic, was doing with a religious fanatic like Adala. The Oracle Of The Tree was a nice touch, because that was what made Wapah finnaly leave Adala. It was diconcerting hoever, to read the battles. While I can see how the nomads gathered 30,000 warriors,I don't understand how they got that many horses, and I don't understand how all the Elven cavlary (30,000) disappeared. Th scenes in Qualinesti were great, all of them. this book was a great one, kept me yearning to reach the next page, and I can't wait 'till the next book comes out.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good book,
By Mary Griffith "Random reviewer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alliances: v. 2 (The Elven Exiles) (Mass Market Paperback)
Alliances is the second book in the Dragonlance trilogy Eleven Exiles. Although the first book in this trilogy (Sanctuary) was pretty good, I thought that Alliances was much better. It reintroduced some old characters from the original Dragonlance series and continues the story of the elves. All of the characters were very well-developed and believable. The plot was also interesting, although relatively dark (but what do you expect, they are exiles). Overall, I thought that it was a highly enjoyable read (really 4.5 stars) and I can't wait to read the final installment in this trilogy (Destiny). I also look forward to reading other books by these authors.
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