One of the best fantasy series I've ever read. Great story and masterfully written.

Margaret Weis has done it again! This is a great addition to the Dragonlance series. Not as much about Mina as I would have liked but I can't be too greedy, the first part of the book was about her finding Chemosh. It was nice to see more of the gods and goddesses being brought into the story line instead of everything being about Paladine and Takhisis. I do have to say the ending caught me by surprise and I am more interested in reading about the first cataclysm now.

---------after i've read it
like throwing me off a cliff! I LOVED it and ran out and got book 2 and 3 before i even finished so I wouldn't have to stop reading. AWESOME!

Of course, I loved the original Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends co-authored by this author, but does that mean I can't be impartial? It's my freaking review!


---------before i finished it
Because I loved Chronicles and Legends so much, I've been avoiding the other new novels (there are so many!). I picked this one up, though, for whatever reason (probably because I know Margaret Weis wrote it and I haven't read any of her single-authored Dragonlance articles.

I've read less than twenty pages and I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT ALL. In fact, this is why I'm not going to finish "Driven."

It has all the taste and feel of a great novel with all the features I loved about Chronicles without feeling like a duplicate or just new crap.

Anyways. I really look forward to going through this whole thing and having to read all three! In fact, I'm going to go back and find all the interim books (this turns out to be one of the later books...there have to be at least six trilogy's since the original Chronicles.

Great series!

Great series by one of the best authors in the fantasy genre! Loved it and can't wait to read the next nook in the series!

2.5 stars I just couldn't get into it. I think a new character would have made a big difference. It had a scrapping the bottom of the barrel for ideas feel to it. With such a rich history in Krynn this fell short. It doesn't get me excited to finish the trilogy and the over all dragonlance story arc.

Actual rating is 3.5 stars.

This book picks up from the last trilogy and it is the beginning of a new trilogy in the world of Krynn. The world is returned to its rightful spot. Tahkisis is dead and Mina is in mourning. Now what for her, the gods, and the world of Krynn.

There are some amazing parts to this book and some that are not. This is fantasy but this book does go into the YA vampire genre. When I said there are some amazing parts and some that are not you can apply that to the characters also. One of the main characters is Mina who was heavily involved in the action of the last trilogy. She is in mourning and she doesn't know what to do. She turns to the first god that gives her attention. I liked this aspect as it shows what might happen because of grief. I did think she was a little too perfect but I know where this book is going and it makes sense. We are introduced to a monk and a new kender. Absolutely love them. They add a different perspective to this world. We also get a new death knight. This kind of smelled like we want a death knight but Lord Soth has been over used. I have always said Lord Soth is the Darth Vader in this universe. Well this new death knight would be Kylo Ren then and need I say anymore. The biggest aspect I liked about this book is the world seems so more expansive. Other gods are involved as we get a chess match to replace the who is in charge. The aspect I did not particularly care for was the YA vampire genre aspect. This did get a little cheesy.

I think is a great start to a trilogy. It isn't perfect as it has flaws. The great parts definitely out shine the flaws though. The new characters, the other gods that were only mentioned in the previous books, and what is next for this world is an interesting way to explore the world of Krynn. It feels fresh and new and I look forward to the second book.

Pretty good

I probably would have rated this book four stars, but it loses one for having a lot of typos. I don't know if I will read the other books. It was just okay.

Not as good as the original Dragonlance books, but still entertaining and a quick read.

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This is definitely a worthwhile, fantasy, adventure that I enjoyed very much.

Would recommend!

Minor (?) spoilers: A rather desperate attempt to follow up on the epic conclusion of the War of Souls falls a little flat as a book that tries too hard to recapture the same scale and awe. While full of several new (and some old favorite) characters (I think Nightshade may be my new favorite kender -- sorry Tas), I feel Amber and Ashes tries too hard to match up to the epoch-shattering events of Dragons of a Vanished Moon. Still, there is a lot of potential in the storyline, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the tale of Mina unfolds -- and to meet more of the divine pantheon of the world of Krynn. (3/5)

Just plain awful. I have nothing more to say.