Children of the Plains (Dragonlance Barbarians, Vol. 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Paul B. Thompson (Author), Tonya C. Cook (Author) "The sun was low in the morning sky, yet already the heat was stifling..." (more)
Key Phrases: elf priest, yevi pack, disguised dragon, Cedarsplit Gap, Plains River, Place of the Dragon (more...)

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Product Description
From the mists of Krynn's earliest history came the Barbarians.

A young brother and sister escape a pack of predators and strike out on their own, their lives taking parallel courses linked to the destiny of different tribes.

But dark powers watch the rise of civilization with cold calculation and deadly intent.

Best-selling writing team Thompson and Cook make a long-awaited return to the fantastical world of Dragonlance with this new epic trilogy.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786913916
• ISBN-13: 978-0786913916
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #319,647 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than most, November 5, 2000

By	Richard Pierson (California) - See all my reviews

I found this novel interesting to say the least, it's set back before the Gray-Gem (no dwarf's or kender) and we get the see the human's of Ansalon rise out of the mud and start becoming a nation of people in the first book of the Barbarian's Trilogy. The main characters seemed three dimensional, each having their own flaws and strengths, which was good to say the least. I found the character Amero to be the most interesting, and find myself wondering what's going to happen to him in the second part.

Overall this novel was a good clean read, and I liked it. Fight scenes were good, just enough description, so I'm happy I bought it. One thing I didn't like though was the villains. They were very underdeveloped and seemed shallow in this first volume, but I'm sure that Paul Thompson and Tonya Cook will fill out their characters in the next novel.

Final Thought: Buy it, it's good DL, and you won't be disappointed.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, September 25, 2000

By	"legolas_gimli" (North Dakota, USA) - See all my reviews

I kept hoping they would come out with a Barbarian book and now that they have, I'm not disappointed. It's everything a Dragonlance book should be. I could barely put it down.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Children of the Plains, September 24, 2000

By	Brandon Moseley (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

A very good Dragonlance book. The same type of story telling that led us to love Raistlin and Caramon shows up once more in this new series. I look forward to reading the rest of this series and suggest that all Dragonlance fans give this book a few hours of your time, you'll be caught up in the plot in no time.