Guardians of the Flame: The Warriors (The Sleeping Dragon / The Sword and the Chain / The Silver Crown) [Hardcover]

Joel Rosenberg (Author), Steve Ferris (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 722 pages
• Publisher: Nelson Doubleday / SFBC (July 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568650612
• ISBN-13: 978-1568650616
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,048,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first 3 classic books, together in hardback, June 1, 2003

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This review is from: Guardians of the Flame: The Warriors (The Sleeping Dragon / The Sword and the Chain / The Silver Crown) (Hardcover)

This is the first three "Guardians of the Flame" books together in a Science Fiction Book Club hardback:

"The Sleeping Dragon"
"The Sword and the Chain"
"The Silver Crown"

I recently re-read my copy, the first time I'd touched it since the mid-Eighties. To my relief, it was every bit as good as I remember it. (This is not always true with some of the books from my younger years!) I remember the first time I read "The Sleeping Dragon." I was skeptical, because I'd heard about "D&D Gamers" travelling to their game world. [Uh, yeah, sure...] But Rosenberg made it work.

Rosenberg wrote what I term Hard Fantasy. Gritty, dark in places, with complex characters. Even the magic follows definite rules. Central characters will die, retire, or travel elsewhere. Sometimes predictable, sometimes not, but always interesting.

The series continues in "Guardians of the Flame: The Heroes" (ISBN 1568650507)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If your a old school gamer, this is the book for you., April 29, 2011

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This review is from: Guardians of the Flame: The Warriors (The Sleeping Dragon / The Sword and the Chain / The Silver Crown) (Hardcover)

Received this with a couple of other books when I joined a sci-fi book club back in the early 80's. I have to say I couldn't put it down, Rosenberg did a terrific job combining so many elements together and making them work.
The only thing I wish was that more time was spent on the groups travel to the gate, heck I would love to see a book that's pre this adventure, one that revolved around the professor when he was originally on the other side before the Great Battle that created the wastes.
Anyway pick-up this if you want a good read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, January 19, 2011

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This review is from: Guardians of the Flame: The Warriors (The Sleeping Dragon / The Sword and the Chain / The Silver Crown) (Hardcover)

Joel Roseberg does a fantastic job of mixing modern day with sci-fi/fantasy in these stories. I typically like to keep my eras where they are supposed to be (ie. no ray guns in a sword fight), but the originality of how these characters come about makes this a wonderful read. I love the entire series.