- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; paperback / softback edition (26 May 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140106952
- ISBN-13: 978-0140106954
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,420,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A volume in the new "Dragonlance Trilogy", focusing on the further adventures of the minor races of Krynn, dwarves, gnomes, magicians, elves, dragons and monsters.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Largely stock fantasy with a few surprises.,
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This review is from: Kender, Gully Dwarves and Gnomes (TSR Fantasy) (Paperback)
Following from the largely entertaining 'The Magic of Krynn' this collection of short stories based in the Dragonlance world sadly follows the rule of inferior sequels. Many will be drawn to this collection on the basis of the Weiss and Hickman tale included within ('Wanna Bet?'). However, this is definetly an inferior work compared with their previous efforts. The heroes, recognisable from the novella in the previous collection, remain far too pure and whiter than white. While the text does have some humorous moments it is also filled with a largely flat supporting cast, and the quest on which Palin and co. embark is one in which it is hard to feel any urgency.However, the rest of the collection has its moments. In particular a humorous satire on the Chronicles by Micheal Williams, supposedly penned by a tenth member of the party (a libidinous gnome) is often hilarious and contains the wit and wry humour readers have come to expect from the author; the 'historical' footnotes in the piece alone make it worth reading. Richard Knaak also contributes an interesting if inadequately fleshed out tale in 'Definitions of honour'. Here a Solamnic Knight and a minotaur struggle to embody their own visions of honour and duty, and their exploration of this and the possibility of their friendship creates a nicely tragic tale; this is a piece however which could have benefitted from being given more time to explore its characters - while sufficiently interesting, it is easy to see that given time a far more three dimensional tale could have resulted. Still, this is a short story collection! The remainder of the collection, sadly, is largely stock fantasy fluff, which has little real impact on the reader. While following the adventures of Caramon, Raistlin, Sturm etc prior to the Chronicles is a nice idea, one is forced to ask whether they couldn't have gone about doing something a little more interesting. There are a few nice final twists to some of the tales and the odd moment of black humour (e.g. 'The Storyteller') but overall the remainder seem to be average at best. If you're a Dragonlance fan, buy this for the extra insight into the world; if not, I wouldn't recommend starting here - go and read Chronicles or Legends if you want to be impressed.
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