This is probably my favorite Dragonlance series from Margaret Weis and Traci Hickman. I love dragons and this one hits all the right chords where that is concerned. I feel like this series is under the radar compared to their more popular Dragonlance books, but for me they outdid themselves here and the writing is phenomenal. If you like dwarves, dragons, wizards, and traditional fantasy in the vein of Terry Brooks, then this one should be at the top of your list of series to read. I've read it

Just not where I want to be going.We've got a terrible problem with Dragonlance, and that's the fact that the first 3 books were so darn good, and they were good because they were so negative and depressing and, well...world-ending.So you get a real twisted and tough canonical that's hard to do much with. And boy, have they tried just about everything with Dragonlance but throwing the kitchen sink on the cover and having a gully dwarf come up the drain pipe (2016 maybe?)I like Dragonlance, I jus...

Dragons of a Fallen Sun is the first book of the Dragonlance: The War of Souls series and written by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman in 2000.Like other Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman novels, reading this book is enjoyable. It is nice to read good novels in Dragonlance world.Forty years passed after the Chaos War which destructs everything in Dragonlance universe. Dragons have divided the continent and reigning the humans, elves and dwarves. Magical powers are fading and gods have left the world.But...

It took me a little while to get into this book because it starts with characters I don't know and ones who aren't very likable. The story picks up when familiar characters come into play, and then, when Weis and Hickman go back to the characters from the beginning, I didn't mind as much. The other reason this book is only three stars for me, though, is that much of it feels like exposition, not actual storytelling. I want more connection to action, dialogue, and the characters. My favorite part...

It wasn't a BAD book per say, it's just that the ending left me kind of embittered, and I thought there were a few characters that just absolutely destroyed the book for me (Mina.....)As a disclaimer, I have always loved the combination of Weis and Hickman, but I couldn't really get behind this one. Throughout the series, they just kept throwing character after character at the reader, introducing new story arcs, but not doing much with them, and I felt that the ending left quite a few loose str...

Though it has been years since I have read this book, I still remember it fondly. Set in the future of the original Dragonlance books it still holds the same quality of writing and the same epic quality. A truly great fantasy read.

The first big trilogy from Weiss and Hickmann since Legends. I have read it once and I think I have tried reading it a couple of times since but not really getting into it - not sure why because this time around, I really liked it.A new player stands on the face of Krynn, Mina, a young girl, follower of the One God. Able to predict the future, heal the sick and look into the hearts of people around her, Mina soon gets a huge following of Knights of Neraka and mercenaries.Meanwhile, Tas suddenly

"OK, guys, let's take everything that everybody liked about the Dragonlance setting and get rid of it."That's essentially what happened with the introduction of the Fifth Age. From what I hear, this same error was repeated in the Forgotten Realms setting nearly a decade later as D&D moved forward into its 4th edition rule set.Although when I decided Dragonlance sucked now I just started reading Drizzt books, so you know... whatever. I have the young and dumb shelf for a reason.

This is classic Weis and Hickman at their best, building a compelling story that grabs you and keeps you involved from start to finish. I like the new characters as well as the returning characters. If you’re looking for good fantasy, you can’t go wrong with this book or how everything is set up.

Top-notch fantasy. One of my favorite Dragonlance novels. Full of mystery, psychology, humor, politics, and action. Weis and Hickman are masters of writing from the point of view of the evil characters. They are also excellent at creating flawed, ambiguous characters.This book won't be very enjoyable (or completely understandable) unless you've read most of the prior major Dragonlance novels: at least the Chronicles trilogy, the Legends trilogy, Second Generation, Dragons of Summer Flame, and th...

Personal Response: I believe this book is good, but it has a lot of setup for the future. I am hoping the next book will follow more on Gerard and Qualinesti, because there was very little of it near the end. In the beginning I was confused because the story was from many characters point of views, but then they started to meet up and it all came together. I look forward to reading the next book in the series, and possibly going back and reading previous series.Plot: There are many main characte...

Wow! For my first Dragonlance book experience that was great! I commend the authors on doing a stunningly amazing job at creating and developing their characters. Mina was.... Mina was simply amazing. I loved her from the moment she appeared in a blaze of lightning and hailstorm among the great black monoliths. I cheered for Mina as her Knights did, I worried as Galdar did when her footsteps faltered. Everything about her character was amazing in my opinion. I have to say that I am so enamored w...

It's been a long while since I've last touched a Dragonlance novel. After reading many other fantasy books during the interim, I finally can see why many readers desperately wanted the original authors of the Dragonlance novels to write the next trilogy of books and hopefully, beyond that as well. It's definitely not the case that I think the other fantasy authors are not good. It's just that every good author(s) should have a distinctive writing style to make their book unique and both Margaret...

The gods have abandoned Krynn, the people on their own, struggling to find their own magic. Faith has begun to flounder and people hunger for something to believe in. Then, Mina, a young girl with close shaven red hair appears, professing the power of the "One God". A god who did not abandon Krynn and was here. From her a cult begins to spring, the power of this god flowing through her and causing her amber gaze to lock thousands in service to her. The forces of light seemed doomed as Mina and h...

I wouldn't say I was a precocious reader, but once I learned how I fell in love with it. Reading for pleasure was a hobby I developed early, and as it turned out the genres I gravitated towards were fantasy and adventure.I remember the transitional books I was into between "juvenile" and "adult" reading -- I was a big fan of the Choose Your Own Adventure clone Time Machine which had the audacity to put learning into my adventure stories as they all took place in historical periods, from the time...

This book was great! I can't think of anything to complain about, try as I might. The writing is solid enough that you don't notice it; the plot is well-woven and inventive. One is kept in proper suspension-tension. The characters are finely-made enough to be believable... It's a "what's not to like?" experience.I'm tempted to say that this series is the D-and-D'd cousin to George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones, but really I know much better than that. It isn't a masterpiece of that magnitude, bu...

I picked this up used for a friend and decided to read it before I gave it to him. Weis and Hickman are supposed to be some of the best writers in the Dragonlance series, but I was not impressed. They tell, but don't show, overuse words (never seen the word "restive" used more in a book), and this book should have been significantly shorter. It had been a long time since I'd read any of the Dragonlance novels and I didn't particularly mind that you were supposed to be familiar with the world to

First off, this is VERY different from all the previous Dragonlance books I have read, and when I say different, I mean DIFFERENT. The world that I once knew has been completely tuned upside down. The government has changed, the laws have changed, the factions have changed, heck, even the land itself has been changed. All of the familiar characters have been completely changed as well. Palin, for one, used to be all heart but now, he is turning into what his uncle Raistlin turned into, deceiving...

Wow. I had to take a moment and a deep breath after this one. This trilogy took me (I'm a little embarrassed to admit) several months to finish. Each volume is so big it could break a foot if you dropped it. This is a very intricate story with many threads woven to make a fine mesh tapestry. I have been interested in the universe of DragonLance for a long time, and my very first venture into the world of Krynn was the Suncatcher Trilogy by Jeff Sampson (which I'm thinking of reading again, becau...

Weis and Hickman have shown time and again that their major strength is world-building. If the original Dragonlance Chronicles weren't enough, well, the Legends series allowed them to branch out and fill in gaps the original series didn't have time for. They then went on to write the Darksword series and the seminal worldbuilding classic the Death Gate Cycle, in which they create four separate worlds of Earth, Air, Fire and Water each with its own set of rules and political dramas.Having to come...

This was actually the first Dragonlance book I read, way back in 2001. It was the third fantasy series I had ever read, and at the time I loved this novel. I was expecting to hate this novel in my recent reread (as I did the hopelessly derivative and dull Chronicles trilogy), but I was actually left somewhat impressed. The world Margaret Weis constructs here is a considerably more interesting Krynn than in Legends or Chronicles, and we follow a far more interesting cast. Gerard, Silvanoshei, and...

A return to form for Weis and Hickman. After the pretty disastrous Dragons of a Summer Flame, Fallen Sun picks up the remnants of that book and delivers an intriguing mystery. One in which the gods have left the world of Krynn, but maybe not?The book introduces a new character, Mina, who follows a nameless God and can perform miracles. There's also the return of Tasslehoff Burrfoot which may or may not be a good thing for certain readers. The characters here are way more inspired and have more d...

This could get 4*... but it became slow and monotonous, even, as I progressed.A first chapter, though, to congeal blood of any reader. Do kender die of boredom or unhappiness? ... A mysterious girl with powers from a dark god: what does she want? And after 100 pages, the quest itself, starting with a kender and a knight.Best passages, of course, when the kender shows up. A blind beggar ... or Guardian, dear metalheads \,,/? The characters here want to find out if there's a better, peaceful futur...

I read Dragons of Summer Flame many years ago, and did not like it. It was too perfunctory, whereas the War of the Lance and Trial of the Twins trilogies moved slowly and thoughtfully. It reminded me of Gary Gygax destroying the world he created, Greyhawk, for personal reasons.I didn't have much hope for this book, but since it was only $3.50 used, I picked it up. I hadn't really read any fantasy for a while, so this would be a good start, I think, and cheap.The characters were great, especially...

Fallen Sun is a long book and after the initial opening event it takes a while to get going. The action is spread across Krynn, involving the forces of good and evil, with all races being followed. It's this depth that makes Fallen Sun a little hard going at times. It seems 'The War of Souls' is set in an alternate reality to the previous Dragons series, with all the characters flawed, cursed or downtrodden in some way - there is little warmth and joy in this volume. So, enter this trilogy with

I think that I rated this book four stars, simply out of my love for the original Dragonlance Cronicles. Nostalgia does paint our perspective. I think it must have been twenty years between the first series and this follow-up, and I could not wait to read more about Tanis, Caramon, Tasslehof and Raistlin of course. These were unforgettable characters from my youth, who captured an eternal spot in my memory. It made diving into the war of souls something done without second thought, or regard to

Solid writing from Weis & Hickman, but it's really hard to get behind this "new" Dragonlance. The Chronicles were an incredible series, but the finale in the form of Dragons of Summer Flame absolutely nerve-wrecking. Also, The War of Souls series is very depressing. Everything seems to be falling apart, old and loved characters dying or suffering from crippling disabilities, etc.

A really enjoyable book, a good third trilogy (the reading of the previous two is useful for providing the framework, back story necessary for the easy comprehension of this particular novel) though it is possible to read this alone. Behind all the brilliantly written fight scenes is the issue of the classic "Time Travel Paradox".

Ok, it is the first volume of a trilogy, but 600 pages of setting the scene for the next volume is quite a lot. However, after reading this most people probably want to read the next volume too...My ability to imagine may not be the same as 20 years ago, because parts of the story felt a bit too far out.

Easy fantasy read. I used to enjoy the stories more when I was younger, but I'm unfortunately not as invested in the characters and world anymore. I plan to eventually finish the trilogy but will probably no longer seek out Weis & Hickman novels.