Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls: Vol. 1 [Mass Market Paperback]

Jeff Crook (Author), Mary H. Herbert (Author), Nancy Varian Berberick (Author), John Grubber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

The highways and byways of Ansalon are being ravaged by war.

As the War of Souls rages, vast armies and powerful wizards vie for control of Krynn. But despite the deeds of the mighty, it is the common people who must endure the great hardships of war.

Bertrem of the Order of Aesthetics, keeper of the Great Library of Palanthas, gathers accounts of everyday life in Ansalon as it is forever changed by the War of Souls.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786918829
• ISBN-13: 978-0786918829
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Better than Bertrem's Guide to the Age of Mortals, October 20, 2001

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Steffen B. Pedersen (Barovia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls: Vol. 1 (Mass Market Paperback)

This book explored the War of Souls era, through the everyday peoples eyes. The front cover tells that it is the first volume of a series. That is of course not right. In fact there also were Bertrem's Guide to the Age of Mortals(which was terrible boring, to say the least), but this is much better.
What i think makes it better is that the book consists of journals written by different knights, or Qualinesti rebels, among other things, and in writing journals it makes the book much more interesting than Bertrem's Guide to the Age of Mortals.
It isn't a masterpiece. Some of the stories are very good, and some are still a little boring. John Grubber's part of the book was, after my opinion the most boring, while Jeff Crook's journal of a Qualinesti rebel was very well written and exciting.
It isn't one of the best Dragonlance books, but it is not bad, it is absolutely worth reading, if you love the War of Souls era.