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Title: The Odyssey of Gilthanas (Dragonlance Reader's Companion) by Douglas Niles, Steve Miller, Stan ISBN: 0-7869-1446-7 Publisher: TSR Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.74 (19 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I liked it... and I recommend it.
Comment: I think the first problem is that many seem to be reading this book like it was a novel. It isn't. It's a collection of short stories that share the thread of Gilthanas' quest to first get home to Qualinesti and later find Silvara. I clued into this after the third story/chapter. I think it was a huge mistake that TSR called it a "novella" on the back cover copy. That aside, I think Doug Niles, Steve Miller, and Stan! (weird name that last one) did a great job of giving us insight into the "new" Dragonlance world of the Fifth Age. I also really liked the Knights of Solamnia characters that appeared in the book and how we got to see how they view the world now that that gods are gone. I give the book Three Stars only because I wish there had been more about Silvara in it, eventhough the story in whcih she appears is one of my favorites.
Rating: 4
Summary: Finally more about Gilthanas and Silvara!
Comment: I've been looking forward to reading about these characters for years! Douglas Niles, Steve Miller, and Stan! have delivered in spades, even if I wish there had been more of Silvara. (The one story withher that was included was excellent, however, and made her appearance in "The Day of the Tempest" make a lot more sense.) Other stories I liked were the one in Kalaman, the one with Linsha Majere (I've been wanting to know more about her ever since I read "Citadel of Light"), and the one set in Missing City. The main character of that one was delightfully creepy. The source sections about the locations Gilthanas visited during his search for Silvara are also excellent and I think they should be interesting whether one plays roleplaying games or not. I think both gamers and readers will like this book equally well. (Oh, and the card game included in the back is a lot of fun.)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not much to say here.
Comment: I never liked Gilthanas very much and this 'reader's companion' didn't make me like him any better.
This isn't to say that the quality of the writing was bad or that the book itself didn't read well. Quite the opposite actually, as Doug Niles, et al did a pretty standup job here: I just couldn't find myself developing a rapport with Gilthanas nor any of the book's other major characters.
The saving grace was the appearance of Linsha Majere, a character that I've seen little about except the Clandestine Circle.
Other than this, not much else to say, other than I'd say only for the dieheard Dragonlancer!
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Title: The Puppet King (Dragonlance Chaos Wars, Vol. 3) by Douglas Niles ISBN: 078691324X Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Inheritance (Dragonlance Classics) by Nancy Varian Berberick ISBN: 0786918616 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Citadel (Dragonlance Classics, Vol. 3) by Richard A. Knaak ISBN: 0786916834 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Firstborn (Dragonlance Elven Nations, Vol 1) by Paul B. Thompson, Tonya R. Carter, Robin Raab ISBN: 1560760516 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 February, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Reavers of the Blood Sea (Dragonlance Chaos War, Vol. 4) by Richard A. Knaak ISBN: 0786913452 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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