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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8717524" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>I had largely the same response as [USER=6919689]@brimmels[/USER]. I enjoyed the book, I enjoyed the return to Krynn, and I enjoyed revisiting some old friends . . . but a few things about character and plot bugged me and took me out of the narrative. I agree with all of Beth's criticisms, and . . . .</p><p></p><p>Destina was easy to like in the first few chapters, during her backstory. But once she sets out on her quest, she becomes very unlikeable, to me. Luckily, several of the characters she meets would agree, and they are a delight! I enjoyed Sable the copper dragon, and Wolfstone the Daergar dwarf, and Tasslehoff!</p><p></p><p>While Destina certainly goes through some mental anguish and loss, during the course of the adventure she isn't faced with a lot of physical peril. She acquires the two macguffins she needs rather easily. At no point did I feel that Destina or her companions were in a great deal of peril, with the possible exception of a castle siege in her backstory. Not even then really.</p><p></p><p>Something I picked up on and found interesting, related to the new focus on <em>race in fantasy</em> (and D&D) . . . W&H have several moments when characters go out of their way to point out that the racial stereotypes we've come to know in Dragonlance are just that, stereotypes. Wolfstone the Daergar goes off on Destina when she complains about the Theiwar being "evil" and asks her to consider that as not all Solamnics are good and just, not all Theiwar are evil. He also goes into the problems Theiwar society faces (extreme poverty and discrimination). When Tasslehoff meets a human polymorphed into a kender, he immediately picks up on their mannerisms being off, and just assumes they are a kender raised by humans! Meaning, the kender traits we've all grown to love (or hate) are culturally based. It's a bit on the nose, but it does contrast with most characters sticking to the old stereotypes when talking about other races, mostly the kender. This new revelation is weakened by all of the kender in the book (except for the polymorphed human) acting true to the classic stereotype.</p><p></p><p>I agree with Beth that if you are a Dragonlance fan, you'll likely enjoy this book even with its faults. However, I'll disagree with her that folks will enjoy it if they aren't Dragonlance fans! If you haven't read the original Dragonlance Chronicles, the time-travel elements and the meeting of classic characters will likely not grab you, and may leave you confused. The book is set concurrent with the War of the Lance (roughly, until time-travel) and references Chronicles heavily, and Legends also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 8717524, member: 18182"] I had largely the same response as [USER=6919689]@brimmels[/USER]. I enjoyed the book, I enjoyed the return to Krynn, and I enjoyed revisiting some old friends . . . but a few things about character and plot bugged me and took me out of the narrative. I agree with all of Beth's criticisms, and . . . . Destina was easy to like in the first few chapters, during her backstory. But once she sets out on her quest, she becomes very unlikeable, to me. Luckily, several of the characters she meets would agree, and they are a delight! I enjoyed Sable the copper dragon, and Wolfstone the Daergar dwarf, and Tasslehoff! While Destina certainly goes through some mental anguish and loss, during the course of the adventure she isn't faced with a lot of physical peril. She acquires the two macguffins she needs rather easily. At no point did I feel that Destina or her companions were in a great deal of peril, with the possible exception of a castle siege in her backstory. Not even then really. Something I picked up on and found interesting, related to the new focus on [I]race in fantasy[/I] (and D&D) . . . W&H have several moments when characters go out of their way to point out that the racial stereotypes we've come to know in Dragonlance are just that, stereotypes. Wolfstone the Daergar goes off on Destina when she complains about the Theiwar being "evil" and asks her to consider that as not all Solamnics are good and just, not all Theiwar are evil. He also goes into the problems Theiwar society faces (extreme poverty and discrimination). When Tasslehoff meets a human polymorphed into a kender, he immediately picks up on their mannerisms being off, and just assumes they are a kender raised by humans! Meaning, the kender traits we've all grown to love (or hate) are culturally based. It's a bit on the nose, but it does contrast with most characters sticking to the old stereotypes when talking about other races, mostly the kender. This new revelation is weakened by all of the kender in the book (except for the polymorphed human) acting true to the classic stereotype. I agree with Beth that if you are a Dragonlance fan, you'll likely enjoy this book even with its faults. However, I'll disagree with her that folks will enjoy it if they aren't Dragonlance fans! If you haven't read the original Dragonlance Chronicles, the time-travel elements and the meeting of classic characters will likely not grab you, and may leave you confused. The book is set concurrent with the War of the Lance (roughly, until time-travel) and references Chronicles heavily, and Legends also. [/QUOTE]
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