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A collection of short stories--by Douglas Niles, Kevin Stein, Nancy Varian Berberick, and others--continues the adventures and exploits of the dragon denizens of Krynn.
I found this collection of short stories and poems to be an enjoyable read. Just make sure you know that this is just edited by the Weis and Hickman, not written by them. If you want something to read during short breaks and not worry about keeping up the with the continuity of a story, pick up this book. ( )
Opening Sentence "...In the burning house in a scattered country you will see us rising the shadow of wings crossing your sunlight obscuring the moon as the red sky blossoms in fire and confusion..."
This is the opening sentence of the first short story called 'Seven Hymns of the Dragon' by Michael Williams. Actually in this case it is more a lengthy poem rather than a story. There are sixteen short stories - and I have to say that other than one or two - most of them didn't grab my attention at all. ( )
The third eviction notice arrived in the morning's post during a late spring thundershower. A Dragon to the Core
The building was lopsided, leaning in the dark as though it had drunk too much. Dragon Breath
"This is a gnome story!" bellowed the bard, fully expecting every eye in the room to turn his way. Fool's Gold
"But I was only … aaahhhh!" Scourge of the Wicked Kendragon
Croesus says I think too much, that I should remember my virtue is in my sword arm. And Baby Makes Three
The rain was just ending. The First Dragonarmy Bridging Company
It was a very small but ordinary village, the kind city dwellers often think of as idyllic, offering a simple, more peaceful way of life. The Middle of Nowhere
He had learned to sleep with the battle-axe clutched in his hands, a trick that had saved his life more than once. Kaz and the Dragon's Children
The screaming trickled into silence, the way a nightmare slips away with daybreak, and stillness settled like snowflakes floating delicately to ground. Into the Light
I knew the four would come. The Best
Galan rose from his cold bed in the muck. The Hunt
Quotations
Last words
O let the lady rise in fire as the last sky burns to nothing. Seven Hymns of the Dragon
And Fool's Gold laughed as he caught the bone wand in the air, rolling over and over in the dying sunlight until his fur resembled ripe wheat bending before a summer breeze, or gold spun into fine, soft wire. Fool's Gold
A collection of short stories--by Douglas Niles, Kevin Stein, Nancy Varian Berberick, and others--continues the adventures and exploits of the dragon denizens of Krynn.
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