Dragones

Magic: The Gathering

by Various, Margaret Weis, Milagros López Díaz-Guerra (Translator)

Este volumen ilustrado consta de cuatro historias ambientadas en los mundos de Reinos Olvidados (R. A. Salvatore), Dragonlance (Margaret Weis y Tracy Hickman), Magic (Scott McGough) y Eberron (Keith Baker). El denominador común de todas ellas es la presencia de los dragones, las criaturas más representativas del mundo de la fantasía.

Genres: Fantasy, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, Fiction, Short Stories

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

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Reviews

[Rifelaura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amantes de los dragones, ¡este es vuestro libro! Se han juntado cuatro grandes para traernos cuatro relatos súper completos en los que se nos presentan cuatro tipos de dragones de los más distintos entre ellos. Dragones buenos, dragones malos, dragones que se transforman, dragones robóticos, dragones que viajan por el espacio, dragones de fuego o de hielo, dragones que lanzan ácido… ¡En este libro los hay para todos los gustos! Y aunque yo soy débil ante el poder de Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman y R.A. Salvatore, debo reconocer que el resto también han hecho un gran trabajo.
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No voy a entrar a hablar del estilo de cada uno de los autores pues todos ellos son magníficos en su registro. Me limitaré a decir que, aparte de que a nivel estético el libro es una maravilla, se trata de una lectura excelente para aquellos amantes de la fantasía que vayan cortos de tiempo. Sus relatos independientes, con la extensión justa para no dejar intrigas sin resolver pero sin abusar de escenas de relleno innecesario, son perfectos para leer cuando la vida no nos da tregua; o bien para desconectar intercalándolos con otras lecturas.  

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My fiance got this book because of the R. A. Salvatore novelette. I thought it would be a great way for me to kind of get a feel for the other worlds.

All the stories have to do with dragons in a setting that is familiar to the author (Forgotten Realms, Magic, or Dragonlance). Of course I sped through some stories faster then others. And more stories caught my eye but overall I was pleased with the book.

Every story was different, and brought a different element of dragons. I won't go into too much detail so I don't spoil the book but it wasn't just the dragon comes and breaths fire.

The only thing I wish there were was more pictures. From the cover of the book I thought there would be some pictures and such but there was a huge picture before the story and then little tiny pictures every 5-8 pages.

[M— · Rating 2 out of 5]

A slim, over-sized anthology of four short stories, illustrated, set in the worlds of Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Magic: The Gathering, and Eberron. This would have been a better fit for me if I was fan of those series, but as it is I've never read anything from three of those four, and I've never heard of the fourth. These stories did not seem strong enough to stand on their individual merits and they frankly bored me. The illustrations were better, but they don't make the book worth owning. (I should have borrowed this from my local library.)

Two stars. Recommended only for fans of the companion series; prose-only anthologies like The Dragon Quintet recommended instead for more general dragon fans.

[Chrysophylax · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a difficult book to rate because it contains four stories by different authors (Salvatore, Weis & Hickman, Baker, and McGough)who use different settings. I really liked the stories by Salvatore and Baker while I enjoyed McGough's story. However, I didn't like the novella by Weis & Hickman mainly because the man character was annoying. The book is worth checking out if you're a fan of one or more of the authors or settings (Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Eberron, Magic: The Gathering) or if you're a fan of dragons.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good collection of four novellas about dragons, each set in a different world. Individual ratings below:

"If Ever They Happened Upon My Lair" by R. A. Salvatore (Forgotten Realms) 4.0
"Here Be Dragons" by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance) 4.0
"Principles of Fire" by Keith Baker (Eberron) 4.0
"Unnatural Predator" by Scott McGough (Magic: The Gathering 3.5

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A large anthology of four novellas set in four different worlds that shares a common theme - dragons.

The first is in the Forgotten Realms and deals with the infamous duo of Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle. I've already read this in another anthology and while I enjoyed it then, it was recent enough that I didn't reread it. It provides great backstory on how these two got entangled in Damara.

The second was not enjoyable at all. Weis and Hickman put Tas on the forefront of a comedic adventure... again. There's only so much kinder antics one can take in a lifetime I suppose. There's little here that hasn't been similarly done before, which made it rather boring.

The third is by Baker, set in the city of Sharn, in Eberron. This was an interesting read, and features rather engaging and likeable protagonists. And I got a little surprise by the plot, which was... well, a pleasant surprise.

The final novella is set in Dominaria, but the exact location is unknown (or at least, not to me). This one was rather enjoyable as well and features one of the more interesting antagonists in the myriad worlds of Magic: the Gathering.

[Sparrow · Rating 2 out of 5]

I saw this at a used bookstore in Pasadena, and as per my new regulations on book buying - I did NOT buy it and borrowed it from the library instead. The illustrations - especially the cover one - were so beautiful and the subject was about my favourite animal - I was guaranteed to enjoy it.

But this is not the case. It turns out I just can't deal with this kind of fantasy. The writing is so unoriginal, unimaginative, basic, uninteresting, and at times, ridiculous. Every character is a hollow caricature of a species or of what is expected of that role. I can't stand the glibness, especially in Weis and Hickman's story. All of these stories dragged in places they shouldn't have. I think it's pretentious that they were called novellas when they were simply just short stories.

It sucks that I have to be so picky with my dragon literature.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was only vaguely familiar with the realms of the stories. I thought that that shouldn't matter, the storytelling should shine through. Unfortunately, the first story started out really well but then turned overly complex, while the third and fourth didn't fully capture my Interest. The second story was well written, witty, and humorous. The art throughout the book was amazing, I just wish I had found the other stories worth getting into.

[M_k, el Buscaimposibles · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Justo Santos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buen relato de Salvatore. Los otros dos dejan que desear

[R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures. Nice stories.

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

I luurrrve dragons. And I love the wizard who can keep a dragon soul alive inside a crystal shaped like a dragon head. Yus.

Is switching POV a D&D thing? Must be.