- Hardcover: 31 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; First Printing edition (Oct 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786901896
- ISBN-13: 978-0786901890
- Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 5.1 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 902,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Primed for a battle between good and evil, Raistlin, the corrupted mage, returns to the Dragonlance series along with a new generation of characters, the inheritors of the fabled Heroes of the Lance.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
As has been stated Raistlin shouldnt have been brough back, although unlike some reviewers i quite liked the tragic death of a few of the last main characters. All in all the new characters arent as strong as the original cast as it were :)
One thing i have noticed is that a lot of people reviewing seem to have read the books in the wrong order, or at least missed out an entire trilogy or two. Dragons of Summer Flame should be read after the book War of the Twins, not straight after Dragons of Spring Dawning. I guess the title leads to a little confusion. The order they should be read in are :
Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, Dragons of Spring dawning)
Dragonlance Legends (Time of the Twins, Test of the Twins, War of the Twins)
Dragonlance Tales ("The Magic of Krynn", "Kender, Gully Dwarves and Gnomes" , "Love and War") Worth reading as some of the stories pad out events that are touched upon in the previous books, all in all not up to the standard of the others with the exception of the story "the Legacy" which i think is truely touching and a much better finale for Raistlin than Dragons of Summer Flame.
Dragons of Summer Flame
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman have written another excellent instalment in the Dragonlance Series. Dragons of a Summer Flame deals mainly with the characters Steel Brightblade (son of Sturm and Kitiara) and Palin Majere (son of Caramon and Tika) and their developing friendship, despite their very different alleigances to evil and good respectively, whilst they fight the Chaos War. Some of the original characters make appearances - both Tanis, Caramon and a certain frail twin of the former... Be warned, there is a MAJOR shock in store..., a point at which I had to stop reading and get my head round it; a truly poignant moment in the history of the Dragonlance saga.
I would recommend that you first read 'The Second Generation' before 'Summer Flame' as there are references to tales within that book, but it is by no means essential.
All in all 'Summer Flame' is a thoroughly good read, still not up to the greatness of the Chronicles or Legends (hence 4 Stars), but if you like Dragonlance, you will love this book.
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I would recommend that you first read 'The Second Generation' before 'Summer Flame' as there are references to tales within that book, but it is by no means essential.
All in all 'Summer Flame' is a thoroughly good read, still not up to the greatness of the Chronicles or Legends (hence 4 Stars), but if you like Dragonlance, you will love this book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I am still reading this book, and enjoying it, but this is not Weis/Hickman's normal writing style. I can't help but think that they commissioned someone else to write the book and put their names as the authors. The incident with Tanis was as if it was a new character to the book, rather than one of the first people we met in the Chronicles.
If you are expecting the same style as you found in Chronicles, Legends, and even their short novellas in the Tales, you won't find it here, and although the book is an enjoyable read, it is not the best book I have read from the Dragonlance World
If you are expecting the same style as you found in Chronicles, Legends, and even their short novellas in the Tales, you won't find it here, and although the book is an enjoyable read, it is not the best book I have read from the Dragonlance World
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Good story, poor quality book
I've got a copy of ths book from when it first came out and thought I'd buy one for my nephews birthday.. Read more
Published 13 hours ago by Banedon88
THIS IS NOT THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Although amazon have this listed as a graphic novel, it is NOT a graphic novel but the standard novel. Beware when purchasing this as it is NOT what it says it is!
Published 18 months ago by FussyMissus
Dissapointing
I bought this book expecting writing and plotlines of a like nature to the first and second dragonlance trilogies: War of the Lance and The Twins respectively
I was,... Read more
I was,... Read more
Published on 15 April 2010 by Mr. D. Maccormick
A book worth having...twice!
I am not going to say anything about the story of the book since many reviewers have already covered that part adequately. Read more
Published on 20 July 2006 by Marinos Tsimaris
What a great continuation of the series.
If like me you have read the dragonlance chronicles, legends, second generation and other dragonlance books and you want the story to go FORWARD instead of constantly looking into... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2005 by Mr. David James
an inspring read
When i was in school i read Dragons of summer flame. It was this that got me hucked on the Dragonlance books, because the book brings the caricters to life before you (minds) eye,... Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2002
a quick ending to all loose ends
What were these writers thinking??? After having read the Chronicles and the Legends trilogies, this book comes as a complete surprise (read:nightmare) for the dragonlance fan. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2001
Dragonlance fans will enjoy this book !
I read the Dragonlance Legends and Chronicles about 10 years ago, and I thought that was the end of the story, then this book came along. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2000
Another review
I have just finished this book - not having expected a sequel to the Chronicles or the Legends, finding it was a wonderful surprise. Read more
Published on 16 April 2000
A sad ending to a great series
I loved this book, but it really destroyed a lot of what was good about Dragonlace and Krynn. Bringing Raistlin back WAS DEFINATELY a mistake, his death was such a good story, and... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 1999
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