The War of Souls Trilogy Gift Set: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star, Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Dragonlance Series) [Box set] [Paperback]

Margaret Weis (Author), Tracy Hickman (Author)

Book Description

Series: The War of Souls | Publication Date: September 1, 2003

This slip-covered gift set contains the three New York Times best-selling titles that make up the epic War of Souls trilogy: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star, and Dragons of a Vanished Moon. Authored by Dragonlance saga co-creators Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, these titles each hit multiple best-seller lists upon initial release.

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About the Author

Margaret Weis is the author of numerous Dragonlance novels, many of them co-written with Tracy Hickman. She is also the author of the Star of the Guardian novels and co-authored with Don Perrin the novels Robot Blues, Knights of the Black Earth, Brothers in Arms, The Doom Brigade, Draconian Measures, and Hung Out.

Tracy Hickman, in addition to his work on the Dragonlance line, has co-authored with Margaret Weis the Darksword series and the Death Gate Cycle. He is the designer of the game setting Starshield and is the author of the futuristic novel The Immortals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 3208 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786930020
• ISBN-13: 978-0786930029
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 4.3 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Unexpected Surprise, May 27, 2005

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H. Alan Rosenberg "dolphins34" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The War of Souls Trilogy Gift Set: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star, Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Dragonlance Series) (Paperback)

First off let me say I've always been apprehensive on reading any Dragonlance novels. Generally I consider myself somewhat of a Highbrow Fantasy snob, e.g. George R.R. Martin, Tolkien, Donaldson, etc., and hence, I figured these books were just lowbrow trash. Well, I was really wrong. Let me get something straight here, I'm not comparing these novels to any of the works of the above-referenced authors; however, these novels, each around 600 pages long, were enjoyable, fast-paced, great stories, and kept me hooked. I drove through all 3 novels in 2 short weeks. I enjoyed them so much I've now started at the beginning of the Dragonlance series, Chronicles, and while I've completed the first novel in that series (which I didn't enjoy quite as much as these 3), I'm hooked right now on the Dragonlance world.

Give them a try. You won't be disappointed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Feelings, August 7, 2008

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Jason Rees (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War of Souls Trilogy Gift Set: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star, Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Dragonlance Series) (Paperback)

The show must move on, if it is to continue. I'm not certain it needed to. The Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy Gift Set, while flawed, were a great story. The Legends Gift Set: Time of the Twins, War of the Twins, and Test of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends Trilogy) was even better. This effort fell flat, and even turned continuity on its head.

The entire plot is based on a what-if scenario: what if Tasslehoff Burrfoot (herien referred to as Tas) didn't die? At the end of the Chaos war, Tas decides he needs to be present at Caramon Majere's funeral. Using an artifact, he travels forward in time, disrupting everything.

Now, if the Chaos War were lost, that would mean that Chaos won, and everything and everyone went caput. There's no way around that. But that's just what the authors decided to do: ignore the consequences of their book, Dragons of Summer Flame Dragons of Summer Flame.

That didn't sit well. But there were other problems:

We became attached to the original cast in Chronicles as they interacted with one another. They faced danger as a group. They grew, they quarrelled, forgave, cursed and watched eachothers' backs. This trilogy isn't like that. Each of the characters we're introduced to, and expected to care about, faces everything on their own, right up until the very end.

Another issue I had a problem with was the the antagonist. A teenage girl who appears completely honest and blunt throughout, but when it suited the purpose of the story, acted subtley, maliciously, and in a backstabbing manner. Then too, how she could be so attached to Goldmoon, and yet fall so completely for the 'One God.' Her last act seemed so out of character, it took me completely out of the story.

This set was heavily bloated. More happened in the Dragons of Summer Flame, a single book, than occurred in this entire trilogy.

It was nice to see some of the old characters again, even if they were on their way out. It's a shame we never really got to know Palin or Usha, who are still rather flat. The major groups acted consistently with their established history. Even when everything changes in the end, alot remained the same. Meh. This was one tale the Dragonlance universe could have done without. It leaves the world of Krynn with alot less good and evil. The very things that made DragonLance tick.

(And how many times does the fate of Raistlin need to be changed, people?)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing but ultimately unsatisfying, May 12, 2007

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Victoria Buckland (College Park, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The War of Souls Trilogy Gift Set: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star, Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Dragonlance Series) (Paperback)

I have been a long-time fan of Weis and Hickman and their Dragonlance books. They have an uncanny ability to write engrossing stories full of conflict and angst and failure that somehow still come together at the end on a note of acceptance and hope. In general, the characters end the stories as better people than they started them as, and the price the characters pay is redeemed by what they gain by the end. I looked forward to this new series. The story is certainly engrossing -- I found it hard to put the books down, even during the darkest and bleakest points in the story. But unlike their earlier works, Weis and Hickman don't manage to wrap this one up well. Several story lines end abruptly, as if Weis and Hickman just ran out of steam on them and gave up. More important, almost none of the characters end the story having learned anything important. The sacrifices made by the characters remain unredeemed at the end. I was left disappointed and unsatisfied. Go ahead and read the story -- it is well written. Just be prepared to feel incomplete at the end.