StormBlade (Dragonlance Saga- Heroes, Vol. 2) [Paperback]

Nancy Varian Berberick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1988

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: TSR Books; 8th printing edition (1988) ISBN-10: 0880385979 ISBN-13: 978-0880385978 ASIN: B000IMW0SU Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: TSR Books; 8th printing edition (1988)
• ISBN-10: 0880385979
• ISBN-13: 978-0880385978
• ASIN: B000IMW0SU
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,096,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This blade is dull, May 7, 2002

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Eric Savage (Wellesley, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stormblade (Dragonlance: Heroes) (Mass Market Paperback)

Blah. Weak. Flat. Boring. These are just a few of the words that describe this book. As with the other Heroes books it's not really part of the Dragonlance canon, so there isn't much to miss if you decide to skip it. There is a bit about the Companions, but it is brief and actually doesn't fit well with the Chronicles (this book takes place between books 1 and 2 of that series). Supposedly the Companions "fought to recover the Hammer of Kharas" but in this book it seems like the fighting was for something else and the Hammer gets found later. I won't dwell on these issues though, let's break the book down a little:

Writing: Its fine, I'm not expecting classical literature in a pulp fantasy novel, and I'm not going to mark a book down for lacking something I didn't hope it would have. The action scenes and dialog were good, but not enough to carry the book.

Story: Except for the fact that it relies on a rather irrational event (A ranger's gifting of a priceless sword to a barmaid he never met before), the rest is borderline. Political events often serve as a good backdrop to stories of love and hate, but this one doesn't really pull it off. The love is contrived, the hate/revenge is simplistic, and the politics are downplayed to be predictable to make room for the action.

Characters: Here is where the book really stumbles. The characters are so predictable and stereotypical (even for fantasy) that you really don't care who lives or dies. The stoic good-hearted elf, the lovesick young human woman, the stubborn honor-bound dwarf, the evil one-eyed henchmen, etc. At the end an important character dies and I really wasn't moved at all.

About halfway through this book I found myself eyeing my shelf for what I wanted to read next, which is not a good sign. Considering how many other (better) Dragonlance books are out there, I would save this one until the end, or just skip it entirely.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This was a great book., October 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stormblade (Dragonlance: Heroes) (Mass Market Paperback)

Well this was my first Dragonlance book to read and I thought it was very good. The first 7 or eight chapters are kind of confusing but then I the drift of the book. I gave it four stars because I really like the plot and the stories in the book. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is reading the series or anyone who just likes fantasy books.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I've Read Better, August 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Stormblade (Dragonlance: Heroes) (Mass Market Paperback)

Being a true DL fan, This book basicly [stunk].

I have a tendency to Compare all DL Books to "The Legend of Huma" and when done so, this book is lacking.

The begining is slow, the write had no idea how to shape a book based on a dwarf. Don't get me wrong, I like Dwarves, they are one of the better races of krynn, but this one was just, bleh.

I continually wanted to find another book. I made myself read it all the way through, and about the middle of the book, it gets pretty good, but the action can't hold this one above water. The rest of the storyline and character descriptions are just way to gone to call it good.

This book [stunk]. If you have nothing else to read, then, by all means this one is for you, but if you can scrape up the $10.00 for a new one, do it! Save this one for when you are ready for bed, because it will put you to sleep!