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Dragonlance: The Dark Disciple #1

Amber and Ashes

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The paperback edition of the new novel from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Weis.

The paperback edition of the opening title in a new trilogy from Dragonlance setting co-creator Margaret Weis takes up where the War of Souls series left off with the central character Mina. While following her story, this new trilogy also explores the chaos that is post-war Krynn. This is Weis’s first solo trilogy in the Dragonlance world.

AUTHOR BIO: MARGARET WEIS is the author of numerous Dragonlance novels, many of them co-written with Tracy Hickman or Don Perrin, including the New York Times best-selling War of Souls trilogy. She is also the author of The Soulforge and the Star of the Guardian novels and the designer of many Dragonlance roleplaying products, including the Dragonlance Campaign Setting.

Margaret’s latest title is Mistress of Dragons from Tor Books.

336 pages, Paperback

First published August 1,2004
Series
Dragonlance: The Dark Disciple

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Format
336 pages, Paperback
Published
January 1, 2005 by Wizards of the Coast
ISBN
9780786937424
ASIN
B0073ZG7QQ
Language
English

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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.

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IUnpossible
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April 17,2025
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Finally reading fiction again, and couldn't think of a better place to start than the Dragonlance saga!

What surprised me about this book is how easily I was able to pick up where I left off over 5 years ago when I read the last book in the series before this one. Weis does a great job of making sure the reader doesn't get lost in all the epic storylines of the past, giving you just enough flashbacks and background to keep you on point without turning into a "Previously on Dragonlance" soap opera recap.

It does feel a bit like the same old Mina story (finds a God and throws herself completely into their power) but it's different enough to keep me going, and any fan of the previous anthology of Mina will certainly enjoy her journey through this one.
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Lucky_Felix
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April 17,2025
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Full review here:

https://jamesgenrebooks.blogspot.com/...

Fun reading, if not quite as epic as other stories in teh series
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Maggot_Brain
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April 17,2025
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So Cool too read tales from one of my many D&D Writers back once again to the world of krynn.
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ICristina
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April 17,2025
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Can you imagine working for a God? Falling inlove with a God after the death of your first God? Or having the first God's daughter hunting you down? Well Mina did, she was working for Queen Takisis as a Knight and fought in battles for her. The day her queen died she went and buried her far away from everyone, that way no one could find her or distrub her grave. She punished herself day and night for her Queen's death. Until one day Chemosh, Lord of Death came down to earth and claimed Mina as his own. Not only did Mina fall inlove with Chemosh Lord of Death, but he also fell inlove with her. He sent her out to do his biddings of finding him new followers, so he could take over the world. Mina by his side doing everything he asked of her to do and then more, loving him completely. Having Zebiom on her tail looking for her along with Rhys a monk and a Kender named Nightshade trying to track her down to find out what the Lord of Death is up too. THen traveling under the sea in search of a tower and being able to breath under water like a fish, is just all amazing. THen Chemosh's beloved Mina is captured and he believes her to be dead, when in fact she is alive and being held captive by Zebiom's twin brother.
Margaret Weis is a good author and if you love fanasty you should check her out. I enjoyed this book decently and I am sure you might enjoy it decently too.
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marieroseenjoyer
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April 17,2025
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I loved the different point of view that it offered. Most of her books are co-written with Tracy Hickman and the main characters are normally males. The change of the usual, coupled with the introduction of the effects of the War of Souls on the gods offered a most unique story that I hope is carried on to the next books in the series.
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TheJohns
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April 17,2025
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Rather disappointed with this one. I have fond memories of reading the early Dragonlance books back in the late 80's when I was just a kid. I picked this book up hoping to find some of that same thrill. Parts of the story are still really good fantasy but throwing in the vampy trashy stuff just made it seem tawdry. I didn't really enjoy reading the story of the how well the selfish and greedy guys were taking over the world, I'm just not mean enough, and the characters just weren't likeable enough, to convince me to want to join team death.
I did enjoy a few little bits of the story where they referenced the characters I loved back in the day but it was sad to have them referred to in the distant-past tense. Not going to keep going with this installment in the series.
Violence, sex, swearing.
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Pakutto
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April 17,2025
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It was like reading a romance novel.
Twilight meeting dragonlance.
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TheGunners
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April 17,2025
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Amber and Ashes is my first (and definitely not the last) venture to the fantasy genre. Like sci-fi, I have always avoided fantasy, there is just something in me that does not like these kind of stories. Maybe because they are unrealistic; I don't know. Anyway, so why did I read this? Out of boredom? I can't really tell, I just did. As it turned out, I like fantasy and I was even more thrilled to know that there is this so-called Dragonlance Universe (meaning there are more books like this out there! Yay!)

Regarding the book, it had a good story, it talked about a lot of incidents, wars, and what not that had happened before in the Dragonlance Universe before Mina. I think I would have appreciated those mentions of wars had I known or read earlier books in this universe. Still, it was not confusing, this book can stand alone on its own.

Already bought the second book Amber and Iron!
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