The Day of the Tempest (Dragonlance Dragons of a New Age, Vol. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Jean Rabe (Author) "The increasing pressure of the cool blue water snapped Dhamon awake..." (more)
Key Phrases: former knight, dragon overlords, older knight, Knights of Takhisis, Southern Ergoth, Palin Majere (more...)

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Product Description
The Summer of Chaos has ended.

Ansalon’s nightmare has only just begun. The gods have departed the world, heralding a new Age of Mortals. But before the dust of war can settle, vast shadows cover the land. Dragons have come to Ansalon, larger and more powerful than any ever seen, and they will wreak havoc on nations still trembling from war. As the lands themselves begin to change under the dire magic of the new dragon overlords, new heroes arise to lead the fight for freedom.


About the Author
JEAN RABE is the author of The Dawning of a New Age, The Day of the Tempest, The Eve of the Maelstrom, The Silver Stair, Downfall, and Betrayal. Rabe lives in Wisconsin. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (September 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786906685
• ISBN-13: 978-0786906680
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,050,534 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A poor attempt at a Dragonlance book, September 27, 2002

By	jax (Runny River, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Day of the Tempest (Dragonlance: Dragons of a New Age, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was a little better than the first in the series. However, it was awful. Its too far fetched even for a fantasy, and especially for trying to be a Dragonlance fantasy. I dont see how Palin can teleport himself or others so easily when his uncle Rastlin was the greatist sorcerer of all time and it nearly killed him when he did it.... that is so lame. Palin seems to be this super powerful mage even though he lost his magic. Also, they keep reffering to the lance Rig carries as "Sturm's Lance" and we all know Sturm never used a lance, he used his fathers sword and NEVER learned to use a lance (read chronicles vol. 2, Jean Rabe). These errors and other make this book hard to read.

I would not reccomend this book to those who just want a fantasy adventure to read, but us die-hard dragonlancers have to read it because it is part of the overall series of books in the Dragonlance timeline, which is sad.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's fine., October 10, 2001

By A Customer

I admit that this is my second Dragonlance book, but I think it was fairly good.I especially enjoyed the attack to claim the prisoners from the Knights.Also people complain about Palin's family's names being similar, I should relate you to J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit. A.k.a, Balin, Dwalin (Brothers) Fili, Kili (Brothers) Oin, Gloin (Brothers) Nori, Ori, and Dori (Brothers... I admit there was some flaws but it still was a fairly good book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Garbage., December 14, 1997

By A Customer

Very, very disappointing. Admittedly, I hadn't expected much after the first book. But in this volume the characters are poor, the story weak and the style lacking. Jean Rabe abuses Margaret Weis' and Tracy Hickman's once near-perfect characters to the point where Palin, Goldmoon and Gilthanas are changed beyond recognition. There is no flow to events, everything is told matter-of-factedly without and time spent on those little details that are so crucial. Emotion is lacking and all the characters' personalities are somehow the same. Factor in an unrealistic and unconvincing plot and this ends up a very disappointing Dragonlance novel. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman COME BACK!