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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780786948604
ISBN number: 0786948604
Label: Wizards of the Coast
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 496
Printing Date: January 08, 2008
Publishing house: Wizards of the Coast
Release Date: January 08, 2008
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The Chronicles retold--from evil's point of view.
The story starts in Neraka, where Kitiara uth Matar and Emperor Ariakas hatch a plan to retrieve a dragon orb and thereby destroy Solamnia and the Companions in one fell swoop. But the guardian of the dragon orb, Highlord Feal-Thas, disagrees with this plan. Kitiara must go to Ice Wall to force him to accept Ariakas' will, but her journey does not end there. Thrown out of favor, she conceives a daring plan to enlist the aid of the most feared beings on Krynn--Lord Soth and the Dark Queen. Meanwhile, Laurana and the Companions retrieve the dragon orb and take it back to Solamnia--not knowing that they bring their allies' doom with them.
The second volume of a new trilogy from celebrated authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, The Lost Chronicles details the famed War of the Lance from the perspective of the evil that menaces Krynn. The books are written in such a way that they will be marvelous complements to the original Chronicles, while at the same time accessible and exciting to new readers.
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I love the Dragonlance series anyway, but this book was one of the best. I like stories about Raistlin and the rest of the heroes of the lance. I can't wait for the "Hourglass Mage".
Thanks
Tim
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"Dragons of the Highlord Skies" comes off a bit as Hamlet without the Dane. Without some of the leading characters in the saga taking the stage (namely Tanis and the twins), Weis and Hickman are able to bring other characters to the front; namely Kitiara and the too often ignored Laurana. Throw in a detailed look at Derek Crownguard and a fascinating villain in Feal-Thas and, surprisingly, the book survives even without Tanis and Raistlin. There are some problems. The characters of Aaron and Brian seem undefined and the authors focus too much time and attention to them. Even worse, instead of focusing on the Companions, the authors spend too much time on the almost byzantine politics of a knighthood. Having said that, the battle at Icewall and the adventures of the companions more than makes up for these problems. Be warned; unlike many of the Dragonlance books, the start is slow-going. One other caveat, while he may be on the cover, Lord Soth is barely in the book. Nonetheless, this is a rewarding addition to the series.
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If you are interested in a return to the old characters and world of Krynn, this is about as good as your are going to get nowadays, without re-reading your old novels or buying the annotated collections (which may actually be a better investment if you don't like Knights). The story is not at all awful and at no point did i want to stop reading, but it certainly isn't one of the best of the series.
I find myself bored with the Solmanic Knights stodgy rhetoric and constant huffing and puffing. They spend most of their time justifying their most recent transgression of "the measure", and then they hardly ever get into any worthwhile battles anyway. The two story lines sold on the cover of the book really only come to bare in the last 70 or so pages! The rest is somewhat boring lead up to the money shot.
I kept reading and reading and as there grew to be less and less pages I was wondering if Kit was even really going to get to Nightlund in this novel. I really would have like to have seen more time devoted to the actual battle for the dragon orb as well as Kit's encounter with Lord Soth instead of the mundane lead up. The book glances over the significance of things like the Star Jewel (or whatever it is called, the gem from Alhana given to Sturm) and spends pages upon pages delving into a love story involving one of the other knights; that never really goes anywhere or means anything to the story.
I could go on, but I'm not being paid for this. Let's just hope the last of this trilogy, "Hourglass Mage," doesn't spend 90% of it's pages on a story leading up to meeting Raistlin, and then hurridly telling his turn to the Black Robes in 60 odd pages of a 600 page book.
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Too typical except for Tass. Got to love it :)
Decent story though regardless
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Excellent read. I myself was always dissapointed that there wasn't more detail regarding Kitiara's and Sturm's adventures to Icereach. This cleared everything up perfectly. Weis and Hickman are true literary geniuses!
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