Before the Mask (Dragonlance Saga, Villains Series, Volume 1) (Paperback)

by Michael Williams (Author), Teri Williams (Author), Jeff Easley (Illustrator)

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This first in a series of novels focusing on the prehistory of the villains of the popular Dragonlance novels describes the rise to power of Verminaard and the choices that forged his unhappy destiny.
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Product Description
Chronicles the life of the evil Verminaard, from his humble beginnings to his career as a despised ruler. By the authors of The Oath and the Measure. Original. 150,000 first printing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 31 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560765836
• ISBN-13: 978-1560765837
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #784,035 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Dark and Twisted Tale. . ., August 2, 1997

By A Customer

Before the Mask is onw of the only Dragon Lance novels that I have read that really describes what made a man the way he was. The author starts from the very begining of Verminaard's life and shows why he became evil. It show how he changed from a reletively good person to one that is truly evil. Before The Mask is a very well written book that could be interesting to most reasonably intelligent people. Ones looking for gratuitous violence ought to look somewhere else. However, to those of us who are interested in the making of an evil man this book is well worth buying

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the greatest, but not bad., September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This book really didn't get going. It seemed things were just thrown on top of each other. It is an acceptable boog for the begning of Vermnard's life, but it could have been alot better. Plus, It is kind of hard to get into a character if you know he is going to fail and die.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The tradgedy of Verminaard, February 14, 1999

By A Customer

This book tells the tale of the life of Verminaard, the Dragon highlord of Dragons of Autumn Twilight. I have to say that I liked this book, to a degree. It starts very slowly and I had a hard time keeping focused during the boring beginning. But the book does pick up and become more interesting when Verminaard begins to fall from grace. The characters aren't the greatest, but the the ending is good. I see this book as a regular Greek tradgedy. Many people die and Verminaard cannot be saved from the hand of evil. But the most sad thing was that through this story, the Dark Queen gets her revenge on Huma. I won't say how, but to a person who's first Dragonlance novel was the Legend of Huma, it can seem really devastating. Read it, and you might enjoy it.