Customer Reviews

Weasel's Luck (Dragonlance) (v. 3)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

First off, "Brightblade" is the name of the knight that gets Galen into all this trouble. My question is, is this an ancestor of Sturm's, or a descendant? Then there's this lengthy story that ends up revolving around revenge from a dead ancestor of the "damsel in distress." At certain points in the book, I was left with "What???" Get the book if you like the different aspects of the DL world, but don't think this is the average DL book.

I have to say I was let down by this book. I basically thought that this book stunk. I was so tired of Galen rambling on and hiding whenever danger happened. I have read 32 Dragonlance books so far and by far this was the worst one. I just finished it so I can one day complete reading all the DL books. Honestly I think it was a waste of time and just drawn out. Save your money and don't buy this book.

At first I was against reading Weasel's Luck because it didn't contain any of the Companions, something I felt betrayed the Dragonlance series. However, Williams' novel was much better than I expected maybe because of the fact that it contained no Companions. A lot of the Chronicles spin-offs (preludes, meetings), are rubbish anyway, with notable exceptions such as Mary Kirchoff's Kendermore. All in all, I thought Weasel's Luck was a good story, partly because of the fact it was not as restrained by Weis and Hickman's work than other DL novels. I sympathise with pathetic, cowardly characters, but I did feel that Galen went a little too far. Even snivelling does get boring after a while.
I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a Dragonlance novel that is slightly off the beaten track.

this book was quite interesting. while it appears at first to be farfetched and "unDL-like", it progressively gets better and better until you can't put it down. the unique perspective of the "author" and the cunning evil of the scorpion make this one shine.

This book was slow going at first then it picked up.. and when you get to Galen Beknighted it picks up and doesn't stop.

I have always considered this book, along with Galen Beknighted, to be my favorite Dragonlance novels. I found them to be very well paced, interesting and entertaining. Also, I loved the subtle humor. I happened to buy this book at GenCon '89 at the TSR booth (before they turned it into a castle) where Michael Williams was signing autographs. My autographed copy of this book is a special treasure.

The last third of this book was pretty good, but the first 2/3's almost made me give up. The Pathwarden family is a typical "new money" family with very bratty kids. There are better ways to present a self-centered character than those used by the author.

Galen Pathwarder, not so affectionately referred to as Weasel, is the third son of a noble family of Solomnic Knights (think uber honorable and a bit uptight). He isn't the son his father always wanted. Instead he lies, cheats, and occasionally sets something on fire. His older brothers aren't much better. The oldest is rather stupid and is always up to no good, while the middle brother seems to be some sort of a priest or monkish type, always meditating and trying to live among the animals.

One night Galen is approached by an entity of sorts he refers to as the Scorpion. Now the Scorpion is a very foul character that only lead Galen even further astray from the path his father hopes he will someday follow. Little do any of them know that the seemingly dark path Galen finds himself now on is far more important than they can imagine.

Galen is faced with a multitude of trials as he travels through satyr and centaur infested swamps, ogres in the mountains, and curses in the castle. He handles each situation with his own version of knightly duty - namely hiding and claiming to be keeping look out. But the journey changes him along the way and he finds himself the unlikely hero several times.

Another DragonLance novel that can be read as a stand alone book. It fills in some of the history and culture of the world without directly relating to any of the other stories.

3.5/5

The main character is the epitome of the reluctant hero. I enjoyed the first-person narrative, and was especially impressed by the unwillingness of the narrator to be heroic through most of the book. This is one I hope to read again!

The main character was sort of annoying but he was so well done that it is hard to get upset about it. The book is fairly funny and it has a good adventure in it. It was enjoyable because of its lightness. The main character (Weasel) is brutally honest about his less than corrageous actions while acting as a squire for Sir Bayard Brightblade. Even if you have never read a dragonlance book before this book will be just as good as if you were a long-time fan