- Mass Market Paperback: 210 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; 20th THUS edition (Feb 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0880381744
- ISBN-13: 978-0880381741
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 275,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When dragons invade the land, a small band of heroes, including a knight, barbarian, dwarf, and half-elf, begin the search for the magical Dragon Orb and Dragonlance.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is just as well written as the first book, and never has a sequel been written as well as the first since J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT. Dragonlance's most popular adventurers continue in their journey, this time in search of the dragon orbs, and the long forgotten dragonlances in which to destroy the evil dragons with of course. It makes you more familiar with Laurana, Gilthanas, and a handful of new characters, and I do suggest a box of tissues for the conclusion of the novel you're going to need them. I highly recomend this book to lovers of fantasynovels. To the Ignorant: Nobody thinks this is better than Tolkien, it's merely something to read besides the king of all fantasy's novels.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I don't know why everyone seems to think this is the worst of the Chronicles Trilogy. I always thought it was the best, since I first read it over 10 years ago. It has some of the best scenes of the whole series- Tas and Fizban at Mt. Nevermind, the Whitestone Council Meeting (with Tas at his best), and a climactic and heartbreaking ending. And throughout it, Laurana really shines.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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In the movies, sequels - with a handful of exceptions - are never as good as the first film, and unfortunately this rings true in books with Winter Night being a pale comparison to Autumn Twilight. The story picks up 6 months after the end of the first book, and references to the events during this period only lightly touched on. In fact - and probably due to - this gap in storytelling, the first half of the book is disjointed, confusing and rather hastily progressed. Also the heroes are separated very early on, splitting in to two groups, going on completely different quests which bare limited relation to each other and consequently it's like reading two separate books.
Frustratingly the book/ story concentrates too heavily on Laurana, while the established characters from Autumn Twilight (Tanis, Raistlin, Goldmoon) are relegated to a nonsense story which includes a convoluted dream sequence (as they try to retrieve a fabled Dragon Orb) and a period spent travelling as a troupe of entertainers!
Several of the characters also experience a change in `character', as there language and actions change dramatically from how they were written in Twilight - Tas is perhaps the worst example of this; but Tanis and several of the others are just as bad.
However, that being said, the story does pick up towards the end and the death one of the original group in the last pages is well done and heart breaking, but that's not quite enough to save this book which pales against its predecessor. Fingers crossed that 'Spring Dawning' (final instalment of the Chronicles) returns to earlier glories.
Frustratingly the book/ story concentrates too heavily on Laurana, while the established characters from Autumn Twilight (Tanis, Raistlin, Goldmoon) are relegated to a nonsense story which includes a convoluted dream sequence (as they try to retrieve a fabled Dragon Orb) and a period spent travelling as a troupe of entertainers!
Several of the characters also experience a change in `character', as there language and actions change dramatically from how they were written in Twilight - Tas is perhaps the worst example of this; but Tanis and several of the others are just as bad.
However, that being said, the story does pick up towards the end and the death one of the original group in the last pages is well done and heart breaking, but that's not quite enough to save this book which pales against its predecessor. Fingers crossed that 'Spring Dawning' (final instalment of the Chronicles) returns to earlier glories.
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More like RPG script than literature
I read "Dragons of Autumn Twilight" when I was much younger and I enjoyed it. Recently I decided to go back to the Dragonlance series and read it all. What a disappointment! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Roman Werpachowski
Fast & reliable!
Am very pleased - books were in good condition and delivery was very quick. Would recommend and will use again.
Published 19 months ago by J. Gibson
More Dragonlance, just a bit weaker than the first book
and it suffers slightly from a slow first half.
For those who have read Autumn Twilight there is no question that it is essential reading, for anyone who hasn't it won't... Read more
For those who have read Autumn Twilight there is no question that it is essential reading, for anyone who hasn't it won't... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by Halo572
Underrated classic
First read these novels about twenty years ago when I was a kid. Recently re-purchased them as I had lost my original copies. Have enjoyed them just as much second time around. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2007 by P. S. Elliott
Just as good as the first.
This book is just as good, if not better, than the first. It has all the great qualities of the first novel. The battle at the High Clerist Tower is an awsome part. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 1999
An Unforgettable Novel!!
I loved all the Chronicles trilogy but dragons of winter night was the best of them all.The chracters are all so realistic and each chapter of the book gets better and better. Read more
Published on 11 July 1999
excellent and captivating
I first got into dragonlance when i was in high school and now, 10 years later, I find myself returning to Krynn again and again. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 1999
not a stand alone book
the book is very well written with lots of exiting parts but to really get the whole idea of the story you must read "dragons of autum twilight" which comes before and... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 1999
A definate classic.
How can anyone give this book belowfive stars? The characters were absolutely amazing! Who could think up a dark-souled young mage withhourglass eyes? Read more
Published on 14 Jun 1999
Simply told, but well planned
Sure, it's a somewhat simple book, in the tradition of all the D&D-inspired books. But this series is much better than most (and much better than the vast majority of the... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 1999
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