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The Annotated legends Dragonlance Legends Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman 9780786929924 Books

This is an amazing book that is part of an even more amazing series/universe. Tracey Hickman and Margaret Weiss particularly outdid themselves and the industry in writing this amazing series together. If you have a young adult who is trying to get into reading I suggest this book(trilogy along with the chronicles trilogy which predates this one by some time), some hack and slash, a little love and of course the revealings of medieval society with many social issues including racism, how we treat women and the real puzzle of the universe on what to do with evil(particularly that last part in this trilogy I'm reviewing, the main characters constantly dance between what's right and wrong, good and evil a dance with no winners)

Trust me, you can't destroy it(evil)


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The Annotated legends Dragonlance Legends Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman 9780786929924 Books Reviews

The Legends Trilogy definitely deserves a 5-star rating. I rate this edition as 3-star strictly because of the annotations.

Legends follows up the great Chronicles trilogy, with Raistlin, Caramon, and Tas embarking on a time-traveling adventure with enormous consequences for the entire world of Krynn. The story takes on a much more personal feeling in Legends, with the focus being narrowed to a few key characters and the plot seemingly less epic than the previous trilogy (even though the events have a larger potential impact on the world). This trilogy also has a darker and more serious feel, with much more emotional clarity and desperate circumstances. The characters are forced to make difficult sacrifices and each seems to fight their own form of depression.

The main premise focuses on Raistlin's efforts to become the most powerful mage of all time and challenge the gods themselves. Caramon and Crysiana fight their own personal battles to discover themselves and achieve peace with the world. Tas basically tags along in innocent curiosity and a desire to help his friends.

The annotations of this version add nothing to the story. I was hoping for interesting insights from the authors telling about their views of what the various characters are thinking or what really happened in alluded to events. Instead you get a whole bunch of repetitive and obvious commentary along with self-important glorifications of the authors' talent and foresight. This was my fourth journey through the Legends trilogy and it was by far the least enjoyable due to the distracting influence of pointless annotations. You would think that you'd be able to just ignore the commentary, but its impossible as you keep telling yourself that there must be at least a little useful information only to be disappointed time and again.

While the Legends trilogy is awesome, pick a different version than this one to enjoy.
I selected 3-5 day shipping it took two days to actually ship out and it took over another week and a half to arrive at my door. (Still not sure how 2-5 days = almost two weeks) When it finally did, I opened it only to find one corner on the biding was crushed and the other corner was torn slightly. It made me a bit upset as I collect the Dragonlance books and I like my books to be in good condition. For a book sold as a sealed copy I expected it to be in pristine condition. Poor service by if you ask me. Anyway...

The book itself is the awesome continuation of the Chronicles and centers around the twin brothers, Raistlin and Caramon. You are sucked through a time loop with the twins, the cleric of Paladine, Crysania, (and by accident the kender Tasselhoff Burrfoot) as Raistlin plots his attempt to make himself one of the gods. They are all sent back in time to the doomed city of Istar, just before the Cataclysm. I found myself riveted to the pages (reading half of the book in a single night!) As Margaret and Tracy were not bound to the gaming material for this story the book is a lot more in depth that the previous Chronicles. They were able to explore and do more and it makes the book much more interesting to read and faster paced.

The annotations from the authors though, are not so awesome. They usually have little to offer other than spoilers or references to other books in the series. Once in awhile they have something interesting to say but most of the time it seems like many of the annotations are Tracy Hickman quoting bible verses. I recommend that if you haven't already read the Legends Trilogy, either ignore the annotations and read them after you are done with the whole book, or just avoid this edition all together and purchase the books separately. Be aware that this book is rather heavy (about 3 pounds) and a bit awkward to hold so it doesn't lend itself well to lugging around with you to read (I brought it to Canada and back and it was a bit of a pain.)

Also I wish that Wizards of the Coast would have had Larry Elmore do the cover art for this edition, I'm not a big fan of this cover.
This is one of the few books I still reread. Weis and Hickman really worked out some of their writing kinks that can be seen in Chronicles and delivered. The authors' notes add to the understanding of the world behind the story.
So, we come to the next trilogy in the "original" Dragonlance series. And what a ride it is. A drunken Caramon. An uber-megalomaniacal black-robed mage. And Tasslehoff Burrfoot. The Gods help us all. From someone who loved Chronicles, this is probably the better read to me. I think the writing is a little better, the characters a tad less archetypal (I think due to our being familiar with them), and the story is more personal. The character development is awesome. The annotations are well worth the read as well. I, again, had been aware of some of these, but I also learned a few new tidbits. Well worth the pickup.
This is an amazing book that is part of an even more amazing series/universe. Tracey Hickman and Margaret Weiss particularly outdid themselves and the industry in writing this amazing series together. If you have a young adult who is trying to get into reading I suggest this book(trilogy along with the chronicles trilogy which predates this one by some time), some hack and slash, a little love and of course the revealings of medieval society with many social issues including racism, how we treat women and the real puzzle of the universe on what to do with evil(particularly that last part in this trilogy I'm reviewing, the main characters constantly dance between what's right and wrong, good and evil a dance with no winners)

Trust me, you can't destroy it(evil)