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'''DragonLance Chronicles, Volume 2: Dragons of Winter Night''' is the second book in the [[DragonLance]] series. It was written by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]] and, unlike the first novel, is no based on previous [[Dungeons and Dragons]] modules.
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[[Image:Dragons of Winter Night - Paperback - USA - 1st Edition.jpg|thumb|256x256px|First edition US paperback.]]
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'''DragonLance Chronicles, Volume 2: Dragons of Winter Night''' is the second book in the [[DragonLance (universe)|DragonLance series]]. It was written by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]] and published in July of 1985. Unlike the first novel, is not based on previous [[Dungeons and Dragons]] modules.
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==Status==
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I do not own this book, but have listened to an audio book recording.
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
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{{Spoilers}}
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===Good===
 
===Good===
 
* The story continues to be interesting, and most of the character interaction is enjoyable.
 
* The story continues to be interesting, and most of the character interaction is enjoyable.
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* Riverwind is still useless.
 
* Riverwind is still useless.
 
* Fizban has a few moments where he isn't annoying, but he's really wearing out his welcome.
 
* Fizban has a few moments where he isn't annoying, but he's really wearing out his welcome.
* The obvious D&D rules continue to ruin my suspension of disbelief. In particular, the idea of dragon fear not actually being morals fearing a huge thundering fire-breathing behemoth, but some sort of magic with a 100' radius.
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* The obvious D&D rules continue to ruin my suspension of disbelief. In particular, the idea of dragon fear not actually being mortals fearing a huge thundering fire-breathing behemoth, but some sort of magic with a 100' radius.
 
* I find the comparisons to Caramon's strength rather tedious. The gate would take ten men to lift, or one Caramon. Really?
 
* I find the comparisons to Caramon's strength rather tedious. The gate would take ten men to lift, or one Caramon. Really?
  
 
===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
* Raistlin's dominance over the dragon orb was great, but it was totally ruined when Laurana was also able to do it without any preparation.
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* Raistlin's dominance over the dragon orb was a great scene, but it was totally ruined when the weaker Laurana was also able to do it, even without any preparation.
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==Gallery==
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Larry Elmore - Dragons of Winter Night.jpg|Better scan of [[Larry Elmore]]'s cover art.
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Larry Elmore - Dragons of Winter Night - Alternate Art.jpg|[[Larry Elmore]]'s later cover art.
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</gallery>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_of_Winter_Night en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_of_Winter_Night] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons_of_Winter_Night}}
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{{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23454.Dragons_of_Winter_Night}}
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{{Link|TVTropes|https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Dragonlance}}
  
  
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Revision as of 17:11, 11 November 2019

DragonLance Chronicles, Volume 2: Dragons of Winter Night is the second book in the DragonLance series. It was written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and published in July of 1985. Unlike the first novel, is not based on previous Dungeons and Dragons modules.

Status

I do not own this book, but have listened to an audio book recording.

Review

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The story continues to be interesting, and most of the character interaction is enjoyable.

Bad

  • This book wasn't as interesting as the first, and I found most of the new characters to be rather dull.
  • Riverwind is still useless.
  • Fizban has a few moments where he isn't annoying, but he's really wearing out his welcome.
  • The obvious D&D rules continue to ruin my suspension of disbelief. In particular, the idea of dragon fear not actually being mortals fearing a huge thundering fire-breathing behemoth, but some sort of magic with a 100' radius.
  • I find the comparisons to Caramon's strength rather tedious. The gate would take ten men to lift, or one Caramon. Really?

Ugly

  • Raistlin's dominance over the dragon orb was a great scene, but it was totally ruined when the weaker Laurana was also able to do it, even without any preparation.

Gallery

Links

Link-Wikipedia.png  Link-GoodReads.png  Link-TVTropes.png