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Dragonlord of Mystara (Ad&D : the Dragonlord Chronicles, Book 1) [Paperback]

Thorarinn Gunnarsson (Author), Jeff Easley (Illustrator)
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Ad&D : the Dragonlord Chronicles, Book 1 July 1994
As dragons roam the lands that will become Glantri, leaving havoc, destruction, and death in their wake, an unpromising young man, a female sword-fighter, her dwarven sidekick, and a ne'er-do-well storyteller and prophet set out to defend their world. Original.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 396 pages
  • Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (July 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1560769068
  • ISBN-13: 978-1560769064
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A group of people who seek the reason of the dragon attacks., April 30, 1999
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This review is from: Dragonlord of Mystara (Ad&D : the Dragonlord Chronicles, Book 1) (Paperback)
An epic story of a group of people from a Barbarien, Dwarf, Drake, and an un-known race who are trying to figure out why the rougues are attacking. This book is a must read book for the ages of 12 and up. It containes a large amount of adventure and a little romance but not much. The author has expressed the life of the past in the way of Dugeons & Dragons. The book is revolved around a man named Theylvin Fox Eyes, even though that isn't his real name. He is an orphan that comes from an un-know race of warriors that have remarkable abilities compared to no other race except the immoratals. I give this book a rating of 4 because it has a large amount of fantasy, suspense, mystery, and adventure. The other reason is simply based because I have read many books and this book is a excelent book to read! I hope you like the book if you will or have read it.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dragonlord of Mystara, March 7, 1998
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This review is from: Dragonlord of Mystara (Ad&D : the Dragonlord Chronicles, Book 1) (Paperback)
I am one extremely picky person when it comes to the way dragons are written and actually take it to heart when they are described as dumb beasts or are not one of the main characters in the DRAGON BOOK I am reading, thus it is very easy for me to find a faults in books. Never, in my life knowing these wonderful creatures, which has become an abscission for me, have I read a more amazing books as these! In this trilogy, the dragons are perfect! everything about them, from there look and size, to there social structure, to there interaction with humans. I could not find even one problem with this trilogy. If you want a top notch dragon book, pick up these!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not true to the Mystara "universe," but a good trilogy regardless, January 24, 2011
This review is from: Dragonlord of Mystara (Ad&D : the Dragonlord Chronicles, Book 1) (Paperback)
If you come to this trilogy because you are interested in the Mystara world, you probably will get annoyed at the liberties the author took.

However, if you 1) like intelligent dragons as important characters (particularly in books 2 and 3), 2) don't mind some standard fantasy cliches (not especially bad here, really), and 3) are willing to let the books stand on their own (rather than as part of the Mystara mythos), then you'll probably like this series a lot. The plot relies on standard fantasy tropes, but the story actually goes in some fairly unexpected directions as the trilogy progresses. The series is considerably less derivative than it initially appears.


SOME SPOILERS

Regarding other reviewers' complaints:
-The main character's invincibility: Yes, the armor of the dragon lord does make the main character ridiculously powerful. However, that's kind of the point. The armor is built up in the story as granting incredible powers to fight dragons. Whether the main character gives up that awesome power is pivotal to the plot: he doesn't want to be vulnerable, but he doesn't want all dragons to fear him unreasonably, either. Also, in later books, he faces much higher odds, and comes close to death multiple times.
-Dragons' "personal space" issues: this trait is not handled as inconsistently as another reviewer said. This trait was very much a "personal space" (very close proximity) issue more than unthinking territoriality between dragons. On the whole, the author did a great job establishing dragons as intelligent beings, while still differentiating them from humans.

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Overall, I've read a lot of fantasy novels, and while I wouldn't put this trilogy at the very top of the list, it was still quite good and completely worth my time. If you like fantasy novels about dragons, you could do a whole lot worse than the Dragonlord Chronicles.
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