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Dragonlance: Elven Nations #3
The Qualinesti
When Kith-Kanan of Qualinost, a society of renegade elves, is appointed Speaker of the Suns, his triumph is marred by memories of past failures, his unfaithful wife, and the strange behavior of his successor, his son. Reprint.
310 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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October 23, 2011
" "Rise up, O golem. Gather yourself from the dust and arise! I, Drulethen, command you! The fire is in you, the dust of the mountains! Gather and do my will!" Unlike his usual soft tone, the sorcerer's voice was changing, deepening, strengthening.
Wind whistled through the chinks in the crude barracks walls. Outside, the grunt gang members lounging around the breakfast wagon grumbled loudly about the dust being whirled into their eyes. In the barracks, Dru twisted the thong in his fingers, making the clay doll spin, first left, then right.
"Rise up, O golem! Your form is here! Take the fire I give you and arise!" "
The Elven Nations Trilogy from the Dragonlance novel line concludes with The Qualinesti. Originally published by TSR in 1991 this novel by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya C. Cook has now been re-released by Wizards of the Coast.
Thompson and Cook also co-authored Firstborn the first book in the trilogy while the second novel, The Kinslayer Wars was written by Doug Niles. The trilogy explores the ancient history of the elven nations of the World of Dragonlance. The legendary elven hero Kith-Kanan is front and center throughout these books.
The first novel told the tale of Kith-Kanan's birth and early years, the second documented the schism that split the royal house of the Silvanesti. The Qualinesti is the natural progression and conclusion to the life and legacy of this near-mythical elf.
Having split from the ancient homeland of Silvanesti, Kith-Kanan has founded Qualinesti, a new elven nation built upon a utopia of racial harmony. Here, it is hoped, that elves of all ethnic origins, as well as dwarves, humans and half-elves may live in peaceful society freed from the oppressive and racist regime of the old country.
The novel opens with the well-known Dragonlance fortress of Pax Tharkas undergoing construction jointly by the elves and dwarves but quickly the seedy side of Qualinesti society is revealed as slave traders dealing in human and elven cargo are exposed openly trading in Qualinesti lands.
Kith-Kanan is suitably outraged and orders his second child, the half-human warrior princess, Verhanna to lead a unit of his soldiers out into the wilderness to track these slavers down and bring them to justice.
Verhanna - soon accompanied by the kender ranger, Rufus Wrinklecap - obediently and diligently scour the countryside until they discover a slaver camp led by none other than Prince Ulvian, Kith-Kanan's firstborn son and heir to the throne of Qualinesti.
The drama unfolds from this point with just a couple of story arcs following the imprisoned Prince (himself made a slave to teach him the error of his ways), the faithful Princess, and Kith-Kanan. These arcs each unfold against the backdrop of ominous and foreboding portents occurring across the nation as day turns into night, red rain falls for three days in a scarlet downpour and terrific lightning storms ravage the country. The evil god Hiddukel throws in his own two cents and events gather for the climax set in a wicked sorcerer's tower in the mountains.
Wizards of the Coast have been busy lately re-releasing many of TSR's novels from the early and mid-90s. This is great in itself as many of these books have long been out of print, but many of the new editions have featured new artwork which has sometimes been an improvement and at other times not.
In the case of The Qualinesti the original cover has been fairly accurately reproduced with the same cover art. This is a great hit, because the artwork by Brom of a very regal Kith-Kanan standing against the backdrop of Qualinesti's skyline would have been a tough one to beat.
The character of Rufus Wrinklecap is an interesting one. To those who find the kender annoying comic relief, this little chap might be a breath of fresh air. He is still kender and all that entails, but he is not a comic-relief rogue. He is a scout and ranger, wise in wilderness survival and staunchly independent.
The original edition featured a map of the region, as is common in genre books. The new edition does not. This is not a huge fumble but there seems to be no good reason to omit the map which many fans would likely expect.
At times the prose is simple and unimaginative and the characters a little wooden. The wickedly evil sorcerer is a very cliched character, the Prince's motivations for turning to slavery seem sketchy at best as if they were simply contrived for plot. The Princess Verhanna and Kith-Kanan are likewise just very good people, flawless, brave, courageous and principled with little to make them stand out as truly interesting characters.
I read and thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy when it was first released and have always held very fond memories of them. Now, I find some fourteen years later they do not live up to the test of memory. The Qualinesti is still an OK read, but nothing to make it stand out from the pack of TSR/Wizards novels.
The Qualinesti will appeal most obviously to Dragonlance fans as it does shed light on an interesting period in the history of the world and upon the culture of elves. A fitting conclusion to the trilogy albeit mostly standard fare with little to recommend it beyond its own niche.
Buy this book if you enjoyed other Dragonlance novels such as Darkness & Light, Riverwind, the Plainsman or Firstborn.
Final Grade: C-
Wind whistled through the chinks in the crude barracks walls. Outside, the grunt gang members lounging around the breakfast wagon grumbled loudly about the dust being whirled into their eyes. In the barracks, Dru twisted the thong in his fingers, making the clay doll spin, first left, then right.
"Rise up, O golem! Your form is here! Take the fire I give you and arise!" "
The Elven Nations Trilogy from the Dragonlance novel line concludes with The Qualinesti. Originally published by TSR in 1991 this novel by Paul B. Thompson and Tonya C. Cook has now been re-released by Wizards of the Coast.
Thompson and Cook also co-authored Firstborn the first book in the trilogy while the second novel, The Kinslayer Wars was written by Doug Niles. The trilogy explores the ancient history of the elven nations of the World of Dragonlance. The legendary elven hero Kith-Kanan is front and center throughout these books.
The first novel told the tale of Kith-Kanan's birth and early years, the second documented the schism that split the royal house of the Silvanesti. The Qualinesti is the natural progression and conclusion to the life and legacy of this near-mythical elf.
Having split from the ancient homeland of Silvanesti, Kith-Kanan has founded Qualinesti, a new elven nation built upon a utopia of racial harmony. Here, it is hoped, that elves of all ethnic origins, as well as dwarves, humans and half-elves may live in peaceful society freed from the oppressive and racist regime of the old country.
The novel opens with the well-known Dragonlance fortress of Pax Tharkas undergoing construction jointly by the elves and dwarves but quickly the seedy side of Qualinesti society is revealed as slave traders dealing in human and elven cargo are exposed openly trading in Qualinesti lands.
Kith-Kanan is suitably outraged and orders his second child, the half-human warrior princess, Verhanna to lead a unit of his soldiers out into the wilderness to track these slavers down and bring them to justice.
Verhanna - soon accompanied by the kender ranger, Rufus Wrinklecap - obediently and diligently scour the countryside until they discover a slaver camp led by none other than Prince Ulvian, Kith-Kanan's firstborn son and heir to the throne of Qualinesti.
The drama unfolds from this point with just a couple of story arcs following the imprisoned Prince (himself made a slave to teach him the error of his ways), the faithful Princess, and Kith-Kanan. These arcs each unfold against the backdrop of ominous and foreboding portents occurring across the nation as day turns into night, red rain falls for three days in a scarlet downpour and terrific lightning storms ravage the country. The evil god Hiddukel throws in his own two cents and events gather for the climax set in a wicked sorcerer's tower in the mountains.
Wizards of the Coast have been busy lately re-releasing many of TSR's novels from the early and mid-90s. This is great in itself as many of these books have long been out of print, but many of the new editions have featured new artwork which has sometimes been an improvement and at other times not.
In the case of The Qualinesti the original cover has been fairly accurately reproduced with the same cover art. This is a great hit, because the artwork by Brom of a very regal Kith-Kanan standing against the backdrop of Qualinesti's skyline would have been a tough one to beat.
The character of Rufus Wrinklecap is an interesting one. To those who find the kender annoying comic relief, this little chap might be a breath of fresh air. He is still kender and all that entails, but he is not a comic-relief rogue. He is a scout and ranger, wise in wilderness survival and staunchly independent.
The original edition featured a map of the region, as is common in genre books. The new edition does not. This is not a huge fumble but there seems to be no good reason to omit the map which many fans would likely expect.
At times the prose is simple and unimaginative and the characters a little wooden. The wickedly evil sorcerer is a very cliched character, the Prince's motivations for turning to slavery seem sketchy at best as if they were simply contrived for plot. The Princess Verhanna and Kith-Kanan are likewise just very good people, flawless, brave, courageous and principled with little to make them stand out as truly interesting characters.
I read and thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy when it was first released and have always held very fond memories of them. Now, I find some fourteen years later they do not live up to the test of memory. The Qualinesti is still an OK read, but nothing to make it stand out from the pack of TSR/Wizards novels.
The Qualinesti will appeal most obviously to Dragonlance fans as it does shed light on an interesting period in the history of the world and upon the culture of elves. A fitting conclusion to the trilogy albeit mostly standard fare with little to recommend it beyond its own niche.
Buy this book if you enjoyed other Dragonlance novels such as Darkness & Light, Riverwind, the Plainsman or Firstborn.
Final Grade: C-
January 30, 2024
This is definitely my favorite book out of the three in this trilogy. It reminds me the most of the original Chronicles with the kender, the sorcerer, the dwarves and elves working together, and other details. I was surprised with the way the story was going at first, but it makes sense and ties events from the first two books together nicely.
There are inconsistencies between this book and book 2, written by a different author, that bothered me at first, but I got over it. The only one that still bothered me was that Tamanier Ambrodel, who was married to Kith’s mom at the end of book 2, has a son who isn’t Kith’s half-brother, and Kith’s mom is nowhere in sight.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was fun revisiting Krynn for the first time in a while. I definitely want to get back to it much sooner this time around. I’ve also been wanting to reread the Chronicles and Legends and other books, too, so if I don’t find any new ones (for me) of interest, I might do that.
As always, I recommend these books to fantasy lovers! These are classics and must-reads. Some Krynn books are better than others, but for me, they’ve all been fun and enjoyable, no matter what.
There are inconsistencies between this book and book 2, written by a different author, that bothered me at first, but I got over it. The only one that still bothered me was that Tamanier Ambrodel, who was married to Kith’s mom at the end of book 2, has a son who isn’t Kith’s half-brother, and Kith’s mom is nowhere in sight.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was fun revisiting Krynn for the first time in a while. I definitely want to get back to it much sooner this time around. I’ve also been wanting to reread the Chronicles and Legends and other books, too, so if I don’t find any new ones (for me) of interest, I might do that.
As always, I recommend these books to fantasy lovers! These are classics and must-reads. Some Krynn books are better than others, but for me, they’ve all been fun and enjoyable, no matter what.
January 1, 2013
This book was epic. My favorite of the trilogy. Kith-Kanan is a much older man in this book, having two grown children of his own. It explores his failures in his life as well as his triumphs. Every character is 3 dimensional and the reader can relate to every one in at least one way.
April 11, 2021
3.5 for each book in the trilogy and the trilogy overall.
There were so many high points along the way, but unfortunately the pacing suffered most of the time. It also changes the flow of the plot to have a different author for book two than books one and three, which are already co-authored. Having three authors for one trilogy I think did not add any elements of creativity, but only hampered the progress of the plot and removed any possibility of a seemless flow of storytelling.
I love the world building and the strong characters. Each individual seems real, with their own agency and strong personality. The world itself seeming dangerous yet beautiful, almost an allusion to an alternate medieval history.The creatures and magic also somehow seeming more real than complete fantasy.
Dragonlance as a whole holds a special place on my proverbial bookshelf, and I will continue to read now again from the innumerable tales these many books contain.
There were so many high points along the way, but unfortunately the pacing suffered most of the time. It also changes the flow of the plot to have a different author for book two than books one and three, which are already co-authored. Having three authors for one trilogy I think did not add any elements of creativity, but only hampered the progress of the plot and removed any possibility of a seemless flow of storytelling.
I love the world building and the strong characters. Each individual seems real, with their own agency and strong personality. The world itself seeming dangerous yet beautiful, almost an allusion to an alternate medieval history.The creatures and magic also somehow seeming more real than complete fantasy.
Dragonlance as a whole holds a special place on my proverbial bookshelf, and I will continue to read now again from the innumerable tales these many books contain.
June 21, 2023
A nice conclusion to the legend of Kith Kanan.
Although twists and turns occur along the way, it is hard to see exactly how the story will end; I am looking for more stories in the same vein.
Dragonlance came out just a few years after I started D&D. There is some nostalgia to reading the novels finally, that I have had for some 30-40 years. Nevertheless, this series was entertaining, and explained much Dragonlance lore of which I was unaware.
Very enjoyable; I hope to find more novels that continue the elven nations series.
Although twists and turns occur along the way, it is hard to see exactly how the story will end; I am looking for more stories in the same vein.
Dragonlance came out just a few years after I started D&D. There is some nostalgia to reading the novels finally, that I have had for some 30-40 years. Nevertheless, this series was entertaining, and explained much Dragonlance lore of which I was unaware.
Very enjoyable; I hope to find more novels that continue the elven nations series.
January 11, 2025
Kith-Kanan has now led his followers to the east and founded the city of Qualinost where all are welcome, elves, humans, dwarves and even kender. Kith-Kanan hopes his people will be open minded enough to accept one of his half-human children, Ulvian and Verhanna, as his heir when he steps down as Speaker of the Suns, the leader of the Qualinesti. One of the crimes the Qualinesti will not accept is slavery, so when Kith's son is discovered to be trading in flesh himself, he is punished by being sent to work as a slave himself, building the fortress of Pax Tharkas.
The plot is fairly basic with two broad strands, one being Ulvian falling in with an evil sorcerer in Pax Tharkas, the other being Verhanna chasing down slavers and meeting a strange elf called Greenhands, whose identity is pretty bloody obvious if you've read the previous books in the trilogy. It's competently enough told, but I didn't find it particularly engaging; the characters were bland and two dimensional. And there was no mention of Wyrmslayer, the magical sword that Kith-Kanan gave to Tanis in the first Dragonlance novel.
I suppose I was hoping this trilogy would be more like the original books, with more scope and depth. The subject matter - the tragic sundering of the elven nation - could have supported an epic tale, with great and terrible deeds committed by both sides of the divide, but I was clearly expecting too much.
Overall, a lightweight tale that doesn't really add anything of significance to the world of Krynn. Read it by all means, but don't expect too much.
The plot is fairly basic with two broad strands, one being Ulvian falling in with an evil sorcerer in Pax Tharkas, the other being Verhanna chasing down slavers and meeting a strange elf called Greenhands, whose identity is pretty bloody obvious if you've read the previous books in the trilogy. It's competently enough told, but I didn't find it particularly engaging; the characters were bland and two dimensional. And there was no mention of Wyrmslayer, the magical sword that Kith-Kanan gave to Tanis in the first Dragonlance novel.
I suppose I was hoping this trilogy would be more like the original books, with more scope and depth. The subject matter - the tragic sundering of the elven nation - could have supported an epic tale, with great and terrible deeds committed by both sides of the divide, but I was clearly expecting too much.
Overall, a lightweight tale that doesn't really add anything of significance to the world of Krynn. Read it by all means, but don't expect too much.
April 18, 2023
I don't like to leave a trilogy incomplete so I bit the bullet and read this one after the execrable Douglas Niles entry and found a different beast entirely - and a very enjoyable on at that. Objectively this is a bit of a mess; had it been stretched out to its own trilogy of books, characters given a little depth and some weirdnesses patched up (the random, mystical appearance of an elf is glossed over, which is sad because his character turns out to be rather pivotal) this could have made for some fine Dragonlance legend, but as it is we don't really rise above the higgledy-piggledy teen literature it only aspires to be. But there's some lovely situational and character writing here nevertheless - I really liked Kith-Kanan's moral backbone and the conflict this puts him in over his son's behaviour, punishment and eventual succession. I also really enjoyed how his son, Ulvian, responds to this with a lot of bitterness, but also an increasing awareness of his own foibles and reluctance to set in motion the return of the evil wizard he begins (again, a whole novel was needed here, really). I did find this one a little unputdownable, I confess - that was somewhat unexpected.
April 26, 2018
The main characters are Verhanna, Ulvian, and Kith-Kanan. Kith-Kanan is trying to banish slavery and find all of the slavers and put them in jail. He sent his army to find some slavers and sent his daughter Verhanna to go find some of the slavers. Ulvian is missing and Kith-Kanan thinks he is somewhere probably drinking with his friends. Until Kith-Kanan's daughter Verhanna finds something mysterious.
In this book there are several examples of figurative devices. One of them is imagery on page 2 it says, "...his magnificent coal-black beard rippling across his mailed chest," Another figurative device is Onomatopoeia on page 57 it says, "A second crash of thunder finished the confrontation." this is onomatopoeia because it says it was crashing and you can use crash as a sound. Another figurative device is a personification on page 48 saying, "His mind was racing." this is personification because humans can race and he is giving his mind this quality. Another is assonance, on page 38 it says, "No one is to know..." this is assonance because of the No and know. Another is simile on page 243 saying, "Just above them floated smoke from the funeral pyres, like a cloud of remembered evil."
I liked this book. It wasn't as good as the last one though. There were some parts that were boring though. But over all it was pretty good. That is why I am only giving it 4 stars. But it was pretty good.
In this book there are several examples of figurative devices. One of them is imagery on page 2 it says, "...his magnificent coal-black beard rippling across his mailed chest," Another figurative device is Onomatopoeia on page 57 it says, "A second crash of thunder finished the confrontation." this is onomatopoeia because it says it was crashing and you can use crash as a sound. Another figurative device is a personification on page 48 saying, "His mind was racing." this is personification because humans can race and he is giving his mind this quality. Another is assonance, on page 38 it says, "No one is to know..." this is assonance because of the No and know. Another is simile on page 243 saying, "Just above them floated smoke from the funeral pyres, like a cloud of remembered evil."
I liked this book. It wasn't as good as the last one though. There were some parts that were boring though. But over all it was pretty good. That is why I am only giving it 4 stars. But it was pretty good.
February 5, 2025
Decent conclusion to the trilogy. Well designed characters who stayed true to their nature. The altruism of Kith-Kanan was a bit of a stretch. It was understandable with is son Ulvian, but was somewhat mystifying with the sorcerer Drulethen. The kender Rufus added for some light moments and the appearance of “Greenhands” (the Speaker’s lost son) was a predictable solution to Kith-Kanan’s promised abdication. The conclusion, with Kith-Kanan death was unexpected and the discovery of Ulvian’s duplicitousness a little too convenient. But it still made for a nice “wrap” for the novel.
I enjoyed the brief time with Pax Tharkas. I found it interesting seeing Pax at its inception and its demise as described in the Chronicles. I imagine there are other stories in the Dragon Lance series that touch upon Pax Tharkas. I would be interested in reading about its downfall.
I enjoyed the brief time with Pax Tharkas. I found it interesting seeing Pax at its inception and its demise as described in the Chronicles. I imagine there are other stories in the Dragon Lance series that touch upon Pax Tharkas. I would be interested in reading about its downfall.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 4, 2021
Comienza bien, bastante mejor que el segundo volumen de la trilogía cuya trama fácilmente podría haberse repartido en unas pocas páginas entre los otros dos.
Pero avanzada la segunda parte comienza a decaer y mucho. El final me resulta excesivamente apresurado y uno de los personajes, que de primeras se nos muestra como misterioso y poderoso, de pronto resulta casi pusilánime, lo que se me antojó chocante en exceso. Todo ello arruina bastante el resultado global.
La serie más floja de Dragonlance hasta el momento para mi gusto.
Pero avanzada la segunda parte comienza a decaer y mucho. El final me resulta excesivamente apresurado y uno de los personajes, que de primeras se nos muestra como misterioso y poderoso, de pronto resulta casi pusilánime, lo que se me antojó chocante en exceso. Todo ello arruina bastante el resultado global.
La serie más floja de Dragonlance hasta el momento para mi gusto.
March 3, 2021
The final book of the Elven Nations Trilogy. It’s a fairly good story that shares the founding of the Qualinesti and shares the ultimate fate of Kith Kanan. It does drag a bit at times, but it’s a good wrap up for the trilogy.
July 9, 2021
I thought after finishing the second book that the third volume would be the best best and things we’re looking up. But that wasn’t really the case. It was a bit of a let down. I still like dragon lance but some of these extra books aren’t as good as the core collection.
September 10, 2024
Definitely the best of the trilogy here. The story is written much more comprehensively and it takes all of what is set up and finishes it off all nicely. I may be crazy to rate it at 5, but it was a fantastic close.
June 11, 2020
A little too predictable.
June 6, 2022
Vastly different than the first two books of the trilogy. This one completes the story of Kith-Kanan and introduces the next leader of the Qualinesti kingdom.
April 6, 2023
Not a fulfilling end.
May 26, 2024
Esta es el último volumen de la saga. No es una saga muy allá. Completa huecos, presenta personajes que son solo leyendas. Ofrece una visión diferente de los elfos.
June 1, 2024
A pretty good end to a pretty average trilogy
November 19, 2024
I loved it! Such a beautiful ending to the trilogy!
May 1, 2008
Qualinesti is now a reality so now both the old Speaker of the Stars' sons wear crowns, just like it was prophesised in the first volumen of this trilogy.
In Qualinesti, the focus is on creating a nation where human, elves and half-elves can live together in peace and be at peace with their dwarven neighbours of Thorbardin. Hence, they build Pax Tharkas to unite the two nations.
However, since Kith-Kanan, first Speaker of the Sun in Qualinesti, promises that he will step down and pass the crown on as soon as Pax Tharkas is finished, problems start to build up as his son doesn't seem to be Speaker material - and in fact seem to follow a course far from his father's ideals.
When you add to very strange weather to that, rain as red as blood, constant darkness, later on constant sun - the people of Qualinesti start being scared and question whether they have offended the Gods.
But no-one foresaw what the strange weather was really predicting - except maybe the centaurs who has an old song that tells who is coming.
Excellent finish to the trilogy - I enjoyed it a lot and it was interesting to read how Qualinesti came to bee. And the close-mindedness of the Silvanesti elves one sees in these three volumes, explains a lot with regard to Tanis Half-elven later on.
In Qualinesti, the focus is on creating a nation where human, elves and half-elves can live together in peace and be at peace with their dwarven neighbours of Thorbardin. Hence, they build Pax Tharkas to unite the two nations.
However, since Kith-Kanan, first Speaker of the Sun in Qualinesti, promises that he will step down and pass the crown on as soon as Pax Tharkas is finished, problems start to build up as his son doesn't seem to be Speaker material - and in fact seem to follow a course far from his father's ideals.
When you add to very strange weather to that, rain as red as blood, constant darkness, later on constant sun - the people of Qualinesti start being scared and question whether they have offended the Gods.
But no-one foresaw what the strange weather was really predicting - except maybe the centaurs who has an old song that tells who is coming.
Excellent finish to the trilogy - I enjoyed it a lot and it was interesting to read how Qualinesti came to bee. And the close-mindedness of the Silvanesti elves one sees in these three volumes, explains a lot with regard to Tanis Half-elven later on.
April 19, 2016
one of the most enjoyable trilogies in the dragonlance series so far, maybe its cause I love elves and their lifestyles, their grace and love of natural beauty or maybe its cause I fell in love with kith kanan. A great leader who fought wholeheartedly but who truly believed in peace and respect for elves, humans and dwarfs and who worked to make his dream reality when he founded qualinesti where all peoples lived in peace side by side. But even kith kanan had to have a son who was so different to himself and such a terrible disillusion to him and a disgrace to the people of qualinesti!! whilst the warrior daughter could not be faulted in her behaviour, Ulvian was such a let down till the very bitter end!! Greenhands on the other hand was a dream come true. Am sure this trilogy should have a follow up but do not know which set follows this one and do not want this tale to end in this way!!
July 28, 2011
copy-pasted from my Librarything account: Still, nice ending of the trilogy. In this part Ulvian breaks away with the evil Drulethen (evil wizard, personification of the god Hiddukel), but in the end he gets the amulet and is again on the path of evil. Greenhands, the son of Kith-Kanan and Anaya comes into the picture and ultimately becomes the new speaker of the, after having given his father the mortal strike with the hammer that helped build Qualinost. Ulvian is sent away, without process or anything. So this ending is open. KK indeed suffers the consequences from the blow.
August 3, 2008
If you have read the first two Dragonlance trilogies (and even if you haven't), you have to pick up this third book of the Elven Nations Trilogy. One of the original species on the world of Krynn and also one of the longest living, the elves have a long and interesting history. Get carried into the world of the elves in this trilogy. It will be a journey well worth the time spent in the forest nation.
February 29, 2008
A few details that don't quite fit in with the original knowledge we have of Kith Kanan from the Chronicles. I was dissapoited with no mention through the entire series about Wyrmslayer, which any Dragonlance fan knows about because Kith gave it to Tanis. And there is no real closure for the series.
October 10, 2015
The Kinslayer wars are over and Kith-Kanan establishes the nation of Qualinesti. His alliance with the Thorbardin Dwarves it made tangible with the construction of their fortress of peace, Pax Tharkas. This new nation finds itself with an early conflict as it outlaws slavery. What follows is familial betrayal, the schemings of a mage, the appearance of an unknown heir and far reaching tragedy.
March 5, 2009
Elves. We love them. This book finishes out the Elvin Nations and just when you think you can settle down and lead your people home, someone close tries to destroy it. Just like humans, power and corruption can undo all efforts to instill peace.
March 9, 2013
Following the kinslayer war between the elvish factions, Kith-Kanan becomes the first Speaker of the Suns in a new elf kingdom. But all is not perfect, family struggles and disagreements continue to plague his family.
April 14, 2013
The final book in this Dragonlance trilogy about the elves. This book explores about Kith-Kanan's rule and his offspring. This was a nice conclusion to the series and tied in nicely with the first book of this series. If you are a fan of Dragonlance, you owe it to yourself to read this trilogy.
January 27, 2009
This was another fabulous trilogy
November 3, 2011
It was a little slow to start but it got really good and I couldn't put it down!
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