Wanderlust

If you love Tas read this book because this is Tas at his finest! Its about how Tas meets Flint. Do I really have to say much more? LOL You will be laughing through this whole book. I personally love Tas to death so I had to buy this book. My bf and I both read this book and really enjoyed it.

I found this book funny, which is more then I can say for most Dragonlance books. So why didn't I rate it 5 stars? Let's just say I've read better. I rate most books 4 stars, with an exceptional few getting 5 stars. This was about a kender, Tas (again), who stole a bracelet from a dwarf. Oh, Tas's excuse was that Flint had just left the bracelet 'laying around' so Tas was inclined to pick it up and keep it in his care until he saw the dwarf. Anyway, Flint gets the bracelet back, but then the two of them and Tanis half-elven go to the Inn of the Last Home to have a drink, and when the Dwarf and elf leave, Tas finds out that the bracelet just 'happened' to 'fall' into his pocket. He then goes to sleep, and in the morning remembers nothing about the bracelet. He leaves town, and when he's miles away, puts the bracelet on. He then finds it shows the future. Bad things, that is. Tas saves a man from hobgoblins, and then gives the bracelet to him to return to Flint, for the man was going in that direction. Tas then goes on. The farmer, in town, gets robbed, the bracelet included. Then the woman who had Flint make the bracelet comes up and wants her bracelet, and Flint is forced to tell the whole embarrassing story. And then they have to go on a journey; just a little one, to solve a few mysteries, save a squire, castle, and almost the world- nothing much.

This volume of the DL saga has tas, Flint, and Tanis meeting for the first time... and what stories they will have afterwards!Flint is approached by a mysterious woman who would like him to craft a bracelet for her. She has very specific instructions (we find out later) as to how this is to be crafted. Needless to say that Tas enters the picture and winds up beginning the quest of a lifetime for Flint and Tanis. "Creatures" that (to my knowledge) haven't shown up before in DL novels come into play here... especially the firey-winged humanoids, there's an appearance of a hill giant, golems in the form of minotaurs, and we get to know a little of the Sea Elves.Magic is abundant in this novel, but the action in no way seems hampered by the lack of hack and slash (apparent in most DL). Tas is however more 'crafty' and 'take charge' than I'm used to, though... but he's still portrayed quite well.All in all, if you like the Heroes of the Lance, or if you're interested in starting Dragonlance (heck, if you're in the mood for a good fantasy)then pick this one up... but remember to get Part 1 of Meetings too.

Mary Kirchoff, love your books...all of them! This book, Defenders Of Magic Trilody and all the other DL books you wrote! Keep on writing them...

I think Wanderlust expertly balanced the comedy of the kender with the seriousness of the Dragonlance books.I laughed as Tasslehoff discovers the candy kingdom and cried when the dwarven trader is killed by the bounty hunter.I reccomend this book to all fans of the Dragonlance saga