To the Gates of Palanthas

Dragonlance: Chronicles #Book 2, Part 2

by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

As the band of Companions fight to keep the nations united against the Dark Queen, an unlikely leader arises.

Genres: Fantasy, Dragonlance, Fiction, Young Adult, Dungeons and Dragons, High Fantasy, Dragons

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Margaret Edith Weis is an American fantasy and science fiction author of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the Dragonlance role-playing game (RPG) world. She is founding CEO and owner of Sovereign Press, Inc and Margaret Weis Productions, licensing several popular television and movie franchises to make RPG series in addition to their own.
In 1999, Pyramid magazine named Weis one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons, saying she and Hickman are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre". In 2002, she was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame in part for Dragonlance.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been reading these with my son after finding them all at a book sale, so most of what I’ve said in the previous reviews applies here too (really not appropriate for the lower end of the stated 8-13 age range, and this one continues the trend - I thought that they would, for the first time, avoid a rape reference but sure enough there’s one right near the end).

Other than that, this volume at least doesn’t suffer from the fast-forwarding through the actual dungeon-crawling like the previous volume did, at least that I could tell. The Gnomes are finally introduced (yay!) and the return of Fizban significantly raises the amount of humor, which definitely helps since it’s the “Empire Strikes Back” of the series in many ways along with the previous volume.

I have some reservations on the way that theology/religion is presented, compared to say Lord of the Rings, but I’m reviewing these as I read them so I think I’ll save it for the end. It’s at least less screwed up than the Forgotten Realms in that regard…

[Caleb Haley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and thought the author did a good job of telling the stories of both parties with the right amount of ink.

[Michelle Gibson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, my soul is now shattered beyond repair!.... but I LOVE it!

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Things are starting to pick up, finally, and the end is starting to be in sight!

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Den var fin nok

[Fox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Auch der 2. Teil der "Chronik der Drachenlanze"-Trilogie bietet dem Leser ein ordentliches Fantasy-Abenteuer im D&D-Universum. Die Geschichte wird recht stimmig weitererzählt, aber es ist weder wirklich spannend noch besonders mitreißend. Alles recht durchschnittlich. 6-7 von 10 Punkten.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

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