Dragons of a Vanished Moon

An incredible wrap up to The War of Souls, and what in a lot of ways feels like a wrap up to "classic Krynn". Weis and Hickman create a fantastic adventure that reads at a rate for faster than the length of the novel would imply. Detail rich, and far reaching to all the previous trilogies.

The first time I read this book was before I read the other two (Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star) so i'll admit I didn't really understand it. However after the other two books arrived, I read it again and all I could do was gape at the beauty and genius of the book. So, to start with the real review: this book is flawlessly built with no problems that I could see. The characters were perfect! they behaved like they should after what happened in the first two books. Tasslehoff is shown to be truly mature at the end with a full understanding of what a hero must do after behaving like an irresponsible kender for the pther two books. Dalamar behaves once again like the power hungry wizard who'll do anything do get the magic, Palin acts like a hero once again, fighting the One God to save Ansalon though it may cost him his life. Odila's not that much better but thts okay with me, as all she needed to do was stop laughing about everything and she does that in the book. I especially liked the change that came over Gerard. He learns to stop being so cynical and mean to people and becomes a true knight. I liked how an older character returned and had a major role in the book. I loved Lord Soth's return and repent, which shows he is human. The gods doing stuff in the book was also nice and contributed a lot to the plot. I liked the change that came over Gilthas in the end and how he also became a sort of a hero. The suprise ending was a great part. I loved it. To conclude: this book is great, a must read for any Dragonlance fan.

As an avid Dragonlance fan, I was considerably disappointed by the drastic changes created by Summer Flame. It completely transformed Krynn into a world that I really did not want to venture into. Then Fallen Sun was released and I became fascinated with Mina. Lost Star continued Weis and Hickman's exploration of the neo-Krynn with some old elements. Vanished Moon, the dramatic conclusion of this exceptional trilogy, brings closure and explanation to why the authors changed this world so drastically. The writing style, granted, is "more readable" than any other work by Weis and Hickman up to this point, yet I don't think that we should fault the authors for this. This book answers a lot of questions, and it provides solutions designed to usher in the new age of Dragonlance and the various other novels that accompany any of Weis and Hickman's works. The ending is incredibly surprising, in fact it left me awestruck. Truly, Dragons of a Vanished Moon is a must read for any Dragonlance fan, and those who are angry with the development of the work represent a stuffy circle of readers who have issues with changes in a world they are too familiar with.

I finished this book the day I bought it and I found it very satisfying despite lacking the flare which made volumes 1 and 2 so great. This third installment had the benefit of suceeding the previous page-turners and is in itself a great completion of the plot. This book was beautifully written in the beginning, especially the part of the novel where Skie and Malys had their confrontation. But the book died out toward the end and it wasn't as moving as the second book (where Qualinost was destroyed etc) and it leaves the world without significant consequence.

Once again Weis and Hickman bring my imagination to new heights in this exciting conclusion to The War of Souls Trilogy. I bought this book the day it came out and finished it in the very next day before I left work. The quality of the story and of the characters are what I have come to expect from the authors, in one word 'Awesome'. We see old favorites shining bright in the darkness of the world and we see new characters develope into heros and villians that rival those found in the original Chronicles Trilogy. My personal favorite returns for a small time but that small time is enough to make that return of vital importance to Krynn and the people and races that inhabit it. I urge anyone who reads this book to not skip to the end as it will take away from the middle, Krynn will be forever changed by the events of this trilogy and I look foward to reading more books that continue to show us the unfolding of the Age of Mortals. I sincerely hope that Weis and Hickman find continued inspiration in telling the story of a world they created that so many have the fortune of getting to immerse themselves in from time to time.

SUMMERYGo and get this book now. This is with out a doubt the best DL novel yet (Opinion). So here is my review as spoiler free as I can make it.(IF you have not read the first 2 books in the series do not continue, it will spoiler them for you.)Tasslehoff Burrfoot, the kender continues his journey in the 5th age of krynn. Complete with the Magical Time Traveling Device. Becoming a thorn in THE ONE GOD'S backside. Conundrum the gnome continues his attempt to repair the device. (Just like it was repaired by a gnome in the LEGENDS TRILOGY.The elves of Qualinesti continue their dangerous journey toward the land of their cousins the Silvanesti. But they do not yet know it has fallen to the one god (We now know to be Takhisis)and the knight of nereka (formerly knights of Takhisis).Gerard and the Knights of Solamnia plan their next move to attempt to thwart the army of souls led by Mina in the name of the one god.What happened to the rest of the gods of Krynn?Who was the man on the boat?The return of somebody long departed...And the begining of a fresh new Krynn, which leaves it open for many more great stories to come.All in all it had a great Story, great characters, great battles, and some great surprised (as well as some saddening losses) Margarette Weis and Tracy Hickman do it again in the conclusion to the War of the Souls!P.S. I am the first Customer Reviewer...YAY! (06-18-02)