Over 190 novels have been set in dragonlances world along with tons of adventures, minis, board games and other campaign setting related material. I also enjoy my books to have nonhuman characters such as elves based on tolkeins, dwarves, hobbitshalflingstender etc. With pieces from artists such as brom, matt stawicki, mark zug, todd lockwood, larry elmore, and more, this collection features some of the best fantasy art published over the last decade. Atlas of the dragonlance world 1987 nf by karen wynn fonstad. The hickmans conceived dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to tsr for a job interview. Continents, oceans, countries and other geographical features of the world of krynn. Specifically, i had a deep and complete love for the dragonlance. As far as books similar to dragonlance, forgotten realms is the obvious choice. All books set in the dungeons and dragons dragonlance setting score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The following table gives a list of all dragonlance books ever published, to my knowledge.
The chronicles trilogy dragons of autumn twilight, dragons of winter night, and dragons of spring dawningare enclosed in a hardsided slipcover case. The chronicles trilogy dragons of autumn twilight, dragons of winter night, and dragons of spring dawningare enclosed in a hardsided slipcover case featuring the stunning cover art from the series. It was great and revolutionary in its time, but unless seriously rethought is a dead product in everything but our nostalgic minds. It was great and revolutionary in its time, but unless seriously rethought is a dead product in. There hasnt been a new novel in the series since 2010, which was the novel the fate of thorbardin.
Deep in the past or completely removed from the events in the first books. Dragonlance s low magic setting is not something people want, the masses demand flaming swords, strobe light helmets, glowing neon green army you know the whole rave experience. These are the 1st eight books in the series, and should be read in this order from the top. Rhys, the monk of majere, accompanied by his dog atta and the kender nightshade, is. A showcase of more than a decade of dragonlance artwork. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, cr. Please check the new books section for recent and new releases chronological order. List of dragonlance novels, chronological by author. Aug 25, 2011 hey, i have just finished reading dragonlance. Dragonlance is a shared universe created by laura and tracy hickman, and expanded by tracy hickman and margaret weis under the direction of. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Aug 21, 2014 a lot of books, good and bad, but my favouritethe books i read and reread in my teenswere by margaret weis and tracy hickman.
The original trilogy was penned by the team of margaret weis and tracy hickman, whod developed the dragonlance setting as. She is also the author of the star of the guardian novels and the designer of many dragonlance roleplaying products. Will there be any new dragonlance books, or is dl dead. So after you finish reading the first 6 and the first tales, one should probably read the rest of them in. The dragonlance trilogies have been translated into many languages, including german, japanese, danish, finnish, spanish, french, italian, hebrew, hungarian, chine and portuguese, and have sold more than 20 million copies. While i have yet to read the 2 new books, i was wondering what some other recommendations would be on different series orby different authors. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. This threebook set is perfect for collectors and an ideal gift for readers unfamiliar with the dragonlance setting. Weis and hickmans first dragonlance novel came out in 1984, and there are currently more than 190 books in the series, written by numerous authors and spanning the history of the planet krynn.
Being the notes, journals, and memorabilia of krynn 1995 nf by maryls heeszel and tracy hickman and margaret weis. In 1984, tsr published the first dragonlance novel, dragons of autumn twilight. The first set of tales, which are collections of short stories, has some great side stories for the main characters and their children in my opinion the rest of the series doesnt match the quality of the first 6 books. List of dragonlance novels, chronological by author wikipedia.
Dragonlance legends is a collection of three books, set a few years after the events of dragonlance chronicles. The dragonlance book series began in 1984 with the dragons of autumn twilight, which began the original dragonlance chronicles. Oct 09, 2007 otherland and memory, sorrow and thorn were great books but he is really slow, spends way too much time describing everything. I would start with the chronicles and move on to the legends series. This way, information about the development of the series is conveyed, too. Dragonlance is the online community discussion site for the dragonlance nexus, the unofficial d20 dragonlance fan site. At tsr tracy hickman met margaret weis, his future writing partner, and they gathered a group of associates to. Dragonlances low magic setting is not something people want, the masses demand flaming swords, strobe light helmets, glowing neon green army you know the whole rave experience. Some of these books are really, really good though these books gave us weiss and hickman, richard knaak, and ra salvatore.
Dragons of autumn twilight, firstly i want to say, it is amazing, i would definately read it again, loved everything about it. Some of these books are really, really good though these books gave us weiss and hickman, richard knaak, and ra salvatore but some are just meh. With pieces from artists such as brom, matt stawicki, mark zug, todd lockwood, larry elmore, and more, this collection features some of the best fantasy art published. Aug 12, 2008 i totally love the entire dragonlance series. While the authoring team of tracy hickman and margaret weis wrote the settings central books, numerous other authors contributed novels and short stories to the setting. It follows the twins caramon and raistlin majere and is a great followup for those that have read the previous books. Or does each book have different charaters and totally different stories. Margaret weis, tracy hickman, laura hickman, and larry elmore at the 2014 salt lake comic con. Dragons of autumn twilight by margaret weis overdrive. Why dragonlance should be the next fantasy film franchise. And do they all have the same characters and story.
The universe spans multiple different forms of media, including novels, board game accessories, film and more. The latest chronology of dragonlance books and stories. The more interesting dragonlance books not written by margaret weis and tracy hickman are ones that deal with things far and away from the beloved main characters. In this paperback edition of the concluding volume of the dark disciple trilogy, mina learns the truth about herself and the terrible knowledge drives her insane. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. The book series itself is a multiauthor series, which was headed by margaret weis and tracy hickman. Margaret weis takes us back in time, to when raistlin was a budding mage, who from the early age of 6 knew in his heart that magic would rule his life.
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by laura and tracy hickman, and expanded by tracy hickman and margaret weis under the direction of tsr, inc. A lot of books, good and bad, but my favouritethe books i read and reread in my teenswere by margaret weis and tracy hickman. The atlas of the dragonlance world dragonlance books. Below is a list of the dragonlance books in order of when they were. Chronicles trilogy margaret weis and tracy hickman dragons of autumn twilight volume 1 dragons of winter night volume 2 dragons of spring dawning volume 3 dragons of summer flame volume 4. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. It began the chronicles trilogy, a core element of the dragonlance world. Sep 01, 2001 the dragonlance books lack the depth of, say, forgotten realms, which feels more characterdriven. Niles and salvatore are the only forgotten realms authors i got into but that must have been 15 years ago. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book features artwork from dragonlance novels, games, calendars, and other materials created over the past ten years. This past weekend i spent the vastly better part of three days at the truly outrageous 2014 salt lake comic con more on that in another post and one of the highlights, for me, was the dragonlance 30th anniversary celebration panel, featuring tracy and laura. The dragonlance short story collections are mainly divided into the two publishing lines tales and dragons anthologies. I need a new series to read similar to dragonlance. Being a dragonlance veteran having read at least 20 books in the dragonlance series, i was utterly pleased with my experience with the soulforge. The dragonlance books lack the depth of, say, forgotten realms, which feels more characterdriven. Oct 30, 2015 dragonlance is a shared universe created by laura and tracy hickman, and expanded by tracy hickman and margaret weis into a series of popular fantasy novels.