Beyond the Moons (Spelljammer / The Cloakmaster Cycle, No. 1) [Paperback]

David Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1991

Beyond the Moons (Spelljammer / The Cloakmaster Cycle, No. 1) (Paperback) by David Cook

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (July 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560761539
• ISBN-13: 978-1560761532
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of interesting characters and creatures, June 12, 2008

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond the Moons (Spelljammer / The Cloakmaster Cycle, No. 1) (Paperback)

All that Teldin Moore wanted to do was harvest his melons, but when a spaceship (Spelljammer) dropped out of the sky and destroyed his house, it was the start of a grand adventure. The dying captain of the Spelljammer gave him a magical cloak, and now Teldin finds himself hunted by a race of ruthless monsters that will quite literally stop at nothing to get it back. So, all that Teldin has to do is find someone who can take the cloak off his hands (or neck, really), and get rid of this pesky Giff space-marine...simple, right?

This is book one in the Cloakmaster Cycle, the books that laid the groundwork for AD&D most fascinating campaign - Spelljammer. This first book gives the reader a glimpse of the universe of the Spelljammer, but spends all of its time on the world of Krynn (home of the Dragonlance stories). Overall, I found this to be a pretty enjoyable book. It doesn't waste too much time in character development, but goes straight into the action, counting on the characters to be pretty obvious - retired fighter who wants peace, young and enthusiastic soldier, etc.

It's got some good fight scenes, and a lot of interesting characters and creatures. I found it a very enjoyable book and don't hesitate to recommend it!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good! Good!, November 24, 1999

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An Avid Bookworm (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond the Moons (Spelljammer / The Cloakmaster Cycle, No. 1) (Paperback)

I read this a few years ago and thought it was pretty good. The way this series jumps from landscape to landscape such as Forgotten Realms and Dragon Lance is interesting, escpecially the way it all still fits together

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down, May 13, 2006

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GamerGirl (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond the Moons (Spelljammer / The Cloakmaster Cycle, No. 1) (Paperback)

I picked up this book and literally could not put it down until I had finished it. The plot draws you in, the characters are well defined and believable. I will grant that there are moments in the storyline that require a leap of faith to be believed. However, this is a story about a flying ship, capable of interdemensional travel, crashing into a farm and delivering a Griff and a powerful artifact into the hands of a farmer, so I'm willing to allow certain elements of the plot to be a little far fetched as well. All in all, I'd have to say it's the best story set in Dragonlance that doesn't include a kender.