Dragonlance Series Reading Order
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- My introduction into the amazing world of the Dragonlance series, by american authors Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.
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Full Series Reading Order
Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Winter Night
Dragons of Spring Dawning
Legends: Time of the Twins
War of the Twins
Test of the Twins
Second Generation
Dragons of Summer Flame
War of Souls: Dragons of a Fallen Sun
Dragons of a Lost Star
Dragons of a Vanishing Moon
Dark Disciple: Amber and Ashes
Amber and Iron
Amber and Blood.
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Agree with you 100%...Dragonlance is THE fantasy world. Ive read Chronicles almost every 2 or 3 years since my teens and never get bored or tired. Thank you for this.
Second only to Middle Earth Perhaps?
@@JosesAmazingWorlds not for me. I was never much of a Tolkien...in fact I only ever read 1 book 😆
@@JosesAmazingWorlds This is a far better and deeper story with more defined and explored characters
@@paulrogers4483 If you are talking Legends, yes, I think the balance of plot and character is perfect.
❤ The Elven Nation books!
Been a Dragonlance fan since my teens, but the best material was written by Weiss and Hickman... hand down...
I enjoyed the Richard A. Knaak books. Possibly because he stayed away from the main characters and plot lines.
@@JosesAmazingWorlds so did I!
@@JosesAmazingWorlds legend of Huma was the first one i read. I really connected with his writing .
Lord Soth was also great!
I've been a fan of these books and have read them more times than I can possibly count. I will agree that doing Chronicles then Legends is an incredible self-contained story however if you stop there you'll be cheating yourself horribly. I also like to add a couple of things if I may. Wanderlust comes at an age in a Kender when they realizes that life is short and that every moment should be lived in its fullest, so they go and do just that. The other thing I wanted to add to those who read Soulforge there was a second book called Brothers in Arms which is also incredible. Raistlin being my favorite character I rather enjoyed those two books.
I don’t rate those two books whilst agreeing that Raistlin is an iconic fantasy character. Terry Philips, the person that played Raistlin in the original D&D game that originated the books wrote a fighting fantasy choose your own adventure type book where you play Raistlin going through the Test at the tower which I really enjoyed and found a better back story than The Soulforged.
Watching at 2AM, and the book in the background...Go the f..k to sleep...speaks volumes.
@@dragonshadow1902 😂👊🍻
Thanks for the video ❤ I have been getting back into reading Dragons Lance The Elven Nations I have read the first 2 books in the trilogy just need to read the 3rd one so glad you shared the information so I know how it all began!
My pleasure, thank you for watching!
I've never heard of this but it sounds like a fascinating read. Definitely need to check it out
C.W. Hughes Well, there is decreasing quality as the series moves on, but I’d say Chronicles and Legends are a must in any fantasy collection. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
They are some of the best fantasy ever
I love these books with a passion since I was 10 and I am now 44. The chronicles and Legends are must reads.
I first discovered them playing a 4th edition D&D campaign with some friends in Texas and the DM was using the old 2nd edition modules and books. It was a blast and I found the original trilogy dirt cheap at a used bookstore. Now I want to read the other books!! Thanks for the excellent video friend.
My absolute pleasure. DL has a close place in my heart and the first two trilogies are great fun. Hope you enjoy them! I 👊🍻
Thanks for your insight for these titles
Thank you for your time watching and replying.
I'm in the middle of the Legends trilogy and I read the Chronicles at the beginning of the year and have enjoyed them. I remember enjoying the War of Souls more than Legends, but it's been a while and I'll see if I change my mind when I reread them.
I am truly shocked, but obviously everyone has their own preferences and tastes. Enjoy legends!
Agreed!
You can see all the lessons learned throughout the years, as the dynamic duo is at the top of their game. War of Souls is hands down, their best work!
Read so many dragonlance🥰 love them all. For me chronicles is the best serie followed by War of souls❤ also big fan of Huma and Kaz.. Rereading dragons of summer flame at the moment
Yeah, I also really liked the Huma and Kaz books. Thank you for watching!
As a teen I read Chronicles, then Legends, then Tales 1, and started into Heroes with Kaz the Minotaur. 30 years later I've started collecting various DL novels I want to read, like the Raistlin novels.
Your story sounds similar to mine. I have the Kaz story in hardback still. I’m curious about the Minotaurs trilogy written by Knaak.
I have 80 Dragonlance and way too may Forgotten Realms books on my shelf. I will be checking to see if you do more on these :)
I have done reviews up to Dragons of Summer Flame so far. You might disagree with me on some takes as you seem a hardcore Dragonlance reader. Check them out and let me know! Thank you for watching.
@@JosesAmazingWorlds I will be watching them ASAP, thank you.
Sounds interesting to me and thank you for the history of these books.
Hope you enjoy them even half as much as I did!
I don't want to seem ignorant, but the Meetings Sextet is a great place to start with introductions of these characters. I read it first, then Chronicles. Pretty seamless actually.
Not at all, I just find that those kind of things are enjoyed better post main story as it may delay the beginning of the main action but a very valid alternative.
My favorite books ever
Possibly echo the sentiment
@@JosesAmazingWorlds i was lazy to add " one of "
To me this will always be THE setting. Everything else is just a diversion.
Yes! Forgotten is too generic.
A few years ago there was this book trend where readers would leave books in public places for others to pick up and read. The proper practice is to A leave a book in exchange or B return the book that what found. Maybe some reader had been doing that.
c) keep found book and treasure it. Although I did leave some X-Men comics once
There was also a 6 book prequel series on the Villians of the series - Verminard, Ariakas, etc
There was one even on Fewmaster Toede! 👊🍻
There are way more books than that but the reason why the world changes is because of the battle between the creation deities. In the chronicles story some of the characters gained advantages when the presence of their God assisted them. This is apparent in the best battle scene that I know of when the Dragon High Lord fell off the dragon, than he got up and encountered the protagonists. The world changed when one or more of the Gods were exiled from it (into the Abyss). It is a continuously changing world based on these events.
I am very aware of that, I was sticking strictly to the core books written by Weiss and Hickman. I am not sure I could make an argument in favour of the books written by other authors as being part of the series.
@@JosesAmazingWorlds The Lost Chronicles were not mentioned. They were written by the co authors. Way back when I read the first book as a child, that first book of the chronicles trilogy was fairly interesting, than I got lost in book two because the original group gets split up into two groups. Finally the Lost Chronicles trilogy fills in the story gaps in the original chronicles story. Both chronicles trilogies take place in the Age of Despair during the War of the Lance but looking at the Dragonlance timeline this is not a major event. The dragons are thousands of years old so they have survived though the ages but it is more of a story of the sibling Gods who wanted to create order out of chaos and they battle for control of Krynn. Way back I liked the Twins Trilogy better than Chronicles but now I probably do not anymore. I've read Chronicles again and what a great story, it has several complex story plots (at least three huge, huge, story plots). They are great and yes the characters to become important and significant and just looking at one thing, the dragon orbs. It is something that can not be fully explained in only one book as well as what happened because people attempted to use them. They became victims of dragons for example. This wizard called Raistlin he belonged to one of the orders of magic that has it's own administration, he isn't just a lone wolf but there is a lot to know about wizards and their towers of sorcery. There's a lot of story arcs and many more which can not be covered in the Chronicles trilogy.
@@HPCthulhu2011 I discuss the lost Chronicles in my video review of the Chronicles.
do you think it is a good idea to read the first two trilogy and stop? Are these 6 books a complete, finished story? I don’t want to go deep into the world.
bahadrakmn Hi. Both trilogies are self contained. Legends came about because Raistlin was by far the most interesting character and they took him on an amazing journey in Legends. You don’t need to have read Chronicles to enjoy Legends first, but it will make a lot more sense if you do. If you are intrigued by this world but don’t want to get in too deep, then yes, Chronicles and then Legends. I sincerely hope you enjoy them as much as I did/do. Let me know how you get on!
Great job, very helpful video
I'm about to start reading the Chronicles and the Legends, but i also bought the two books from The Raistlin Chronicles (The Soulforge and Brothers in Arms). Do you suggest to read those two books before the Chronicles or later in the saga (maybe after reading the Legends)?
I find those two books inferior to the main trilogies. Particularly Soulforge for reasons I may one day do a video about. Yes you could do it chronologically, Soulforge, Brothers and then Chronicles etc, but I’d say start with Chronicles, far more enjoyable, then Legends and the those two books. Fact is, those two books are not relevant to Chronicles or Legends, they were written afterwards to expand on the world and background of characters. Leave them for later and let me know how much you enjoyed the series.
@@JosesAmazingWorlds OK, i'll do as you suggest
thanks for the advice!
Any chance you can post all the books you mentioned in the description above? I learned a lot here but trying to find the reading order again is tough over a 25 minutes video. Thanks!!
Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Winter Night
Dragons of Spring Dawning
Legends: Time of the Twins
War of the Twins
Test of the Twins
Second Generation
Dragons of Summer Flame
War of Souls: Dragons of a Fallen Sun
Dragons of a Lost Star
Dragons of a Vanishing Moon
Dark Disciple: Amber and Ashes
Amber and Iron
Amber and Blood.
@@JosesAmazingWorlds you are the MAN! Thanks brother huge help! I really learned a lot from this video. Please know it’s very much appreciated!
@@davegarciaofficial Thank you 🙏 very much. My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.
can i read the dawning of a new age dragonlance trilogy before reading any of the other books
Not at all, that is a trilogy that seats between Dragons of Summer Flame and The War of Souls trilogy.
I have read chronicle + legends + summer flame in my youth. dissapointed by summer flame :(. Is war of souls worth it ?
I think it is a step down. Trying something else with new characters. I have done video reviews of all the series up to and including War of Souls
@@JosesAmazingWorlds thx :)
Wish theyd all get reprinted
Me too, was thinking about it recently as finding these books, particularly outside the US is not that easy.
@@JosesAmazingWorlds it's just as hard to get them in the US. When you do find them they're very expensive.
Amén to that. I've heard there are new Dragonlance books in the works, so now's a good time for reprints of the early material
@@Misadventures_85 There are! Check my other DL videos!
It’s a shame wizards of the coast wanted Weis and Hickman to go woke.
And we know what happens when that happens