Relics and Omens (Dragonlance Tales of the Fifth Age, Vol. 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Margaret Weis (Editor), Tracy Hickman (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Tales of the Fifth Age | Publication Date: January 1, 1998

Relics and Omens

Old companions and fresh heroes.
New and ever more fantastical creatures and monsters.
Banished gods and lost magic.
Dragon overlords are taking over the world of Krynn.
The Chaos War is ending.
The Fifth Age is beginning.

A collection of fantastical short stories exploring the new Fifth Age setting from the best known Dragonlance writers.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786911697
• ISBN-13: 978-0786911691
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,294,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

`Dragonlance' originators Tracy and Laura Hickman have been publishing game designs and stories together for over thirty-two years - nearly as long as their marriage - and thus started them both on a life of adventure and imagination.

Tracy is a NYT Best-Selling co-author (with Margaret Weis) of many Dragonlance novels including the original `Dragonlance Chronicles', `Dragonlance Legends', `Rose of the Prophet" and "Darksword" trilogies as well as the seven-book "Deathgate Cycle".

Tracy and Laura are remembered together for their role-playing game designs in `Dragonlance' and the `Oasis of the White Palm' series but are perhaps best known for their classic adventure, the original `Ravenloft.'

Life now has provided them the opportunity to fulfill a dream: to write novels together. Tracy and Laura work from adjoining offices in their home and answer questions on their work through their website at www.trhickman.com.

Visit www.dragonhearthproductions.com for information on our monthly podcasts.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A well-rounded anthology, October 1, 1998

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This review is from: Relics and Omens (Dragonlance Tales of the Fifth Age, Vol. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

R&O is a fine read for fans of the Dragonlance world. There are good stories and bad. Roger Moore rules as always with one of his gnome stories. Weis/Hickman disappoints me a little with a cliché-ridden story about Caramon helping a handicapped war-veteran. Jeff Grubb - who usually writes excellent stuff - disappoints a little as well with a thin story about a con man and an out-of-place demon. This said, R&O contains a lot of OK stories describing various lots in life in the fifth age. Moore for Emperor!

3.0 out of 5 stars okay, but none too exciting, February 1, 2010

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This review is from: Relics and Omens (Dragonlance Tales of the Fifth Age, Vol. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

This collection of short stories has its moments. I'm a big fan of Weiss & Hickman - some of the other authors do an okay job of writing in the world of Krynn, but there's a certain loss with others, almost like it's a different place altogether. I would recommend this book for "easy reading" as the stories are none too deep or real "page turners" - not a bad book, but nothing to keep in my library.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the greatest work of art but, it will manage, August 25, 1998

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This review is from: Relics and Omens (Dragonlance Tales of the Fifth Age, Vol. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I liked a lot of the stories in Relics and Omens, but what made me give it a four was that Zombie story near the end. However, the story about Caramon doing magic was very funny! I just wanted to say that this book is very descriptive about the new world of Krynn.