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This is the first anthology to tie in to the bestselling War of Souls trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It contains 11 stories, written by well-known Dragonlance authors, that elaborate on the characters and locations from the War of Souls trilogy. The stories link to the ongoing saga through the time frames of the main characters. Contents: Introduction "All for a Pint" by Brian Murphy "The End" by Nancy Varian Berberick "The Lost Sea" by Linda P. Baker "Some Assembly Required" by Nick O' Donohoe "Go with the Floe" by Paul B. Thompson "The Great Gully Dwarf Climacteric of 40 S.C." by Jeff Crook "Bond" by Kevin T. Stein "A Twist of the Knife" by Jean Rabe "Hunger" by Richard A. Knaak "Product Given for Services Rendered" by Don Perrin "Dragon's Throat" by Donald J. Bingle |
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After finishing this anthology I let out a big sigh of relief. The reason being this is the last Dragonlance anthology that I currently own and have yet to review. As with most Dragonlance anthologies, this one was very mediocre. I swear the editors must take any story and let someone else come up with the title. While the majority of the stories do take place around the time of the War of the Souls, the rest are either very general or are in completely unrelated time setting. As for the search for magic, I think only 2 or 3 stories dealt with this theme. The rest were either about magic or about gnomes. I guess the editors believed a gnome story dealing with technology is some sort of magic (THIS IS NOT RECLUCE). The stories in this anthology are ok but completely forgettable. In fact I finished reading this less than a week ago and I can barely remember any of the stories. I only recommend this novel to hardcore Dragonlance fans. You're basically paying about 8 bucks for something equivalent to random fanfictions pulled off websites but in print form.
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