Dragonlance Read The Beginning Of Dragonlance: Dragons of Deceit!

The first few pages of August's upcoming Dragonlance novel Dragons of Deceit from creators Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman are available to read over at Polygon. It opens up with Destina Rosethorn, a Solamnic noble, just before the War of the Lance, the central conflict which was portrayed in the original Dragonlance Chronicles back in the 1980s. The novel trilogy features time travel.

Alternatively you can listen to the excerpt below!



The cover, with art by Philipp Urlich, was revealed some months ago; it features Destina, flanked by Tasslehoff Burrfoot and a dwarf called Wolfstone, who comes from Thorbardin. Behind them is Saber, a copper dragon.

The novel trilogy is not connected to the Dragonlance D&D hardcover coming from WotC later this year

Read the opening pages of Dragons of Deceit, the first new Dragonlance novel in more than a decade

Weis and Hickman on how time travel factors into the Dragonlance Destinies trilogy

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Dragonlance - Dragons of Deceit: Check Out the Dragonlance Novel Cover

While we've known about the upcoming Dragonlance novel trilogy since October 2020, Margaret Weis has shared the wraparound cover of the first book in the new Dragonlance novel trilogy, Dragons of Deceit and confirmed the release date August 9th 2022. As we've noted before, Weis & Hickman are...

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[Reynard]

I'm trying to figure out if 10 year old me would have just totally accepted the name Destina Rosethorne, because [redacted] old me can't even.

 

[pukunui]

I'm trying to figure out if 10 year old me would have just totally accepted the name Destina Rosethorne, because [redacted] old me can't even.

It’s not as bad as Dagnabbit Waybeard!

 

[Helena Real]

HERE. WE. GO!

[Edit after reading. Contains spoilers!] OK. This reads... Pretty well. Love that the protagonist is a child of Solamnia (obviously!) and I really like that her mother is not from Solamnia. The idea of a young, would-be Squire of the Crown adventuring back in time is really appealing to me, especially so when Destina's main character conflict seems to be her respect for Solamnic tradition and her disregard for the Disappeared Gods. August can't come soon enough!

 

[wicked cool]

what kind of dragon is that? assuming its a red but very different design?

 

[AnotherGuy]

The dragon's name is also unknown.

 

[The White Sorcerer]

what kind of dragon is that? assuming its a red but very different design?

Looks metallic to me. Copper or brass, I'd say. Maybe gold.

Speaking of the cover, I still can't get over how weird the characters' heights are. Is Destina supposed to be really short? Is Tasslehoff especially tall for a kender? What's going on here?

 

[Grendel_Khan]

Speaking of the cover, I still can't get over how weird the characters' heights are. Is Destina supposed to be really short? Is Tasslehoff especially tall for a kender? What's going on here?

The cover is...not great.

 

[Helena Real]

"To her left is a new character, a mysterious dwarf named Wolfstone from the kingdom of Thorbardin. Behind them stands the equally mysterious copper dragon named Saber."

From the Polygon article/interview/extract linked above

 

[whimsychris123]

That's a beautiful map of Ansalon. Jared Blando does it again!