The War of the Lance
by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Richard A. Knaak, Michael Williams
Dragonlance: Tales II (3), Dragonlance: Tales (6), Dragonlance - chronological {shared universe} (Anthologies — (Tales II anthology) 363 AC)
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The conclusion of the second Tales trilogy puts the last touches on the history of the War of the Lance, first recorded in the popular Chronicles trilogy and told this time from the perspective of some of the supporting cast members. Reissue.Tags
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And the final Tales novel is finished. Finally. Reading all the Tales novels (6) in a row feels like I've read several novels. As a result, I need some time off regarding Dragonlance. :P
In any case, The War Of The Lance seems to be, in my opinion, the best of the pack. It's got the most stories that appealed to me. An overview:
Good:
2) Raistlin And The Knight Of Solamnia
3) Dead On Target
5) The Promised Place
6) Clockwork Hero
9) The Hand That Feeds
10) The Vingaard Campaign
Not so good:
1) Lorac
4) War Machines
7) The Night Wolf
8) The Potion Sellers
11) The Story That Tasslehoff Promised He Would Never, Ever, Ever Tell
Some are good, especially when meeting up with old heroes again (brothers Majere). Others are just plain boring or maybe the show more story is good, but the ending is then very weak and flat.
These Tales are indeed just tales, nothing important, though a few do contribute to understanding certain things and circumstances a bit better. Tasslehoff's story was nice, but too much chatter about what made the Dragonlances so "special". Still, it's told by a kender, so what do you expect? show less
In any case, The War Of The Lance seems to be, in my opinion, the best of the pack. It's got the most stories that appealed to me. An overview:
Good:
2) Raistlin And The Knight Of Solamnia
3) Dead On Target
5) The Promised Place
6) Clockwork Hero
9) The Hand That Feeds
10) The Vingaard Campaign
Not so good:
1) Lorac
4) War Machines
7) The Night Wolf
8) The Potion Sellers
11) The Story That Tasslehoff Promised He Would Never, Ever, Ever Tell
Some are good, especially when meeting up with old heroes again (brothers Majere). Others are just plain boring or maybe the show more story is good, but the ending is then very weak and flat.
These Tales are indeed just tales, nothing important, though a few do contribute to understanding certain things and circumstances a bit better. Tasslehoff's story was nice, but too much chatter about what made the Dragonlances so "special". Still, it's told by a kender, so what do you expect? show less
These are always difficult to classify. Collections of short stories can be useful to add my new chain to a canon but some of these missed the mark. The two novella is in here by Margaret Vice and Tracy Hickman are probably the best aspects of this collection. Overall this is entertaining and quite fun but it will be of greater interest to completists only.
Not a great book - but some decent stories.
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Margaret Weis was born on March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1970. She worked for Herald Publishing House, starting as a proofreader and leaving as the editorial director of their trade press division. In 1983, she went to work for TSR, Inc., the company responsible for numerous role-playing show more games including Dungeons and Dragons. At TSR, she was part of the design team responsible for the creation of the DragonLance saga, which lead to the DragonLance fantasy series of books. She collaborated with Tracy Hickman to write many of the books. She is also the author of the Star of the Guardian series, the Death Gate Cycle, and the Darksword Trilogy. In addition to writing, she is the owner and president of Mag Force 7, which produces collectible trading card games. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Tracy Hickman was born on November 26, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He entered the Missionary Home in Salt Lake City in 1975. From there, he was sent to Hawaii for language training for his eventual trip to Singapore. He was stationed in Hawaii and taught at the Mission House while waiting for his visa to come in. He preached the Mormon way of show more life in Indonesia for a year and a half. He was honorably released in 1977, and held a series of odd jobs after returning to the states including glass worker, television assistant director, and drill press operator in a genealogy center. In 1981, he approached by TSR about buying two of his gaming modules. He was hired by the company instead and began working with Margaret Weis. They wrote the DragonLance Chronicles together as well as over 40 books. He wrote two solo novels Requiem of Stars and The Immortals. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Aside from his extensive work in Dragonlance, Richard A. Knaak is best known for his popular Dragonrealm series. His other works include several contemporary fantasies, including Frostwing and King of the Grey. In addition to Legacy of Blood, he has written Day of the Dragon for the Warcraft series. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Dragonlance: Tales II
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Dragonlance: Tales
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Dragonlance - chronological {shared universe}
182 works (Anthologies — (Tales II anthology) 363 AC)
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- Canonical title
- The War of the Lance
- Original publication date
- 1992-11
- Important places
- Krynn
- First words
- The Queen of Darkness seeks to reenter the world.
Introduction
The country of thought / is a pathless forest, / an intricate night / of redoubling green, / where the best and the worst / entangle and scatter / like distant light / on the face of an emerald / like a spark on the breast / ... (show all)of the fallen seas.
Lorac
It was a chill night for spring, undoubtedly the reason there were so many people in the inn.
Raistlin and the Knight of Solamnia
There'd goes!" called a hobgoblin drunkenly in the last red light of evening.
Dead on Target
There was a great blast of steam in the passage through the mountain.
War Machines
Once, very recently, this had been a city.
The Promised Place
This is a Gnome Story.
Clockwork Hero
The village of Dimmin lay snugly in a fold of the Kharolis Mountains, tucked between the elves' Qualinesti and Thorbardin of the dwarves.
The Night Wolf
It was just after Midsummer's, on a fine, golden morning, when the seller of potions came to the town of Faxfail.
The Potion Sellers
Vandor Grizt used to think that the worst smell in the world was wet dog.
The Hand That Feeds
From the Research of Foryth Teel, Senior Scribe in the service of Astinus, Master Lorekeeper of Krynn.
The Vingaard Campaign
So I guess you're wondering why I'm telling you this, since I promised not to.
The Story That Tasslehoff Promised He Would Never, Ever, Ever Tell - Disambiguation notice
- This novel should not be combined with the role-playing game book War of the Lance: Dragonlance Campaign Setting Supplement.
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- Fiction and Literature, Fantasy
- DDC/MDS
- 813.0876608 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Speculative fiction Fantasy Collections
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- PS648 .F3 .W37 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
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