My love affair with fantasy fiction started with my first reading of the original dragonlance books back in the eighties. By the early nineties I had abandoned the dragonlance world, so when I started reading this book, almost twenty years afterwards, I got a real kick out of the nostalgia factor.

This feeling only lasted for about the first 100 pages, then the shortcomings of the novel start to stand out. Its not a bad effort by any means, but the pacing is uneven, most of the new characters uninspiring, and the inclusion of some of the older ones an unnecessary burden on the narrative. Still, it was an enjoyable romp through the dragonlance world, well worth taking for those who, like me, fell in love with it the first time round. ( )

The end of the gods and magaic on Ansalon. ( )