Dragonlance Dragons of Fate Dragonlance Novel Cover Revealed

The cover and description of Dragons of Fate, Margaret Weis' and Tracy Hickman's second novel in the new Dragonlance novel trilogy have been revealed on Amazon, with a release date of August 1, 2023.

A courageous heroine trapped in the distant past is determined to return to her own time--without changing the shape of the world forever--as the New York Times bestselling Dragonlance series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dragons of Deceit.

A clash of powerful magical forces sets off the Graygem of Gargath, sending Destina and her companions deeper into the past than she intended--to the age of Huma Dragonsbane and the Third Dragon War. Now, after the Device of Time Journeying shatters, they must find another way back to their own era, before the Graygem alters history irrevocably and the Third Dragon War ends in defeat for the forces of good.

With the battle raging on, Destina tries desperately to make amends and prevent disaster. Raistlin and Sturm encounter their heroes, Huma and Magius, and must reconcile the myths with the men. Meanwhile, Tasslehoff--shocked that the Knights of Solamnia have never heard of dragonlances--sets out to find the famed weapons.

But as the forces of the Dark Queen close in on the High Clerist's Tower, Destina's party must return to their own timeline together--or not at all.

The first book in the trilogy, Dragons of Deceit, came out earlier this year.

 

[Ilgiallomondadori]

The art looks kind of cool, and then I look closer, and their faces look like they're painted on pumpkins.
Where's Elmore when we need him?

 

[raist2099]

Agree...wish elmore had been tapped to do covers for this series. then sturm and raistlin wouldn't look like ghasts.

 

[Steel_Wind]

Agree...wish elmore had been tapped to do covers for this series. then sturm and raistlin wouldn't look like ghasts.

It's Phillip Ulrich who did the cover for Dragons of Deceit. I am not sure if he also did this one above, but it is clearly a pastiche blend of Elmore/Parkinson's style. Sturm's armor texture screams Parkinson. I think it's more than fine.

As for Raistlin's appearance, I think this is one of the best ones ever, frankly. His metallic gold skin is reflecting light in the way that you might expect it would. So often, games make ridiculous descriptions of a person or place key to the premise -- and then ignore that description as it is "inconvenient" to the artist's or beholder's eye (Example: how about nearly ALL of the environmental art in Rime of the Frost Maiden?) This one seems on point -- though Sturm looks a little more Asian in terms of ancestry then previously. I expect this was not an accident, nor is Destina as being shown to be brown accidental either.

WotC is trying to expand so as to reach a new audience here. There's nothing wrong with that.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Look at the GLORIOUS Solomnic moustache!

 

[DarkCrisis]

This came up in another discussion. The use of the Classic Dragonlance mark was a result of WorC's settlement with Weis and Hickman's lawsuit.

Effectively, it denotes not so much the continuity of plot, but that the World of Krynn Weis and Hickman are writing about is the original 1st Ed world, not a 5e world where Women can be Knights of Solamnia and Gully Dwarves aren't ridiculed for being genetically stupid., etc..

You do know that women could be Knights about halfway through the war when the Knights realized they needed to modernize themselves. not to mention they took orders from a female elf for the rest of the war....

ALSO in the original DL 1st ed sourcebook (written by the original authors) any sex could be a Knight?

Im sure you knew that from having read said sourcebooks and novels and not just what you've read on a message board, so please rant on.

 

[Steel_Wind]

You do know that women could be Knights about halfway through the war when the Knights realized they needed to modernize themselves. not to mention they took orders from a female elf for the rest of the war....

ALSO in the original DL 1st ed sourcebook (written by the original authors) any sex could be a Knight?

But please rant on.

Read Dragons of Deceit when it comes to who can and can't be a Knight of Solamnia, according to Weis and Hickman.

My comment was balls-on accurate.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Read Dragons of Deceit when it comes to who can and can't be a Knight of Solamnia, according to Weis and Hickman.

My comment was balls-on accurate.

Which takes place during the war. And change doesn't happen over night. Even after Sturms death and the war finally ending, it takes time (and voting) to get things sorted. The Knights eventually sort themselves out more or less.

 

[Steel_Wind]

Which takes place during the war. And change doesn't happen over night. Even after Sturms death and the war finally ending, it takes time (and voting) to get things sorted. The Knights eventually sort themselves out more or less.

Destina's arc principally takes place after the War of the Lance.

I repeat: my comment was balls-on accurate.

 

[volanin]

The tests of High Sorcery really messed Raistlin up. He has to cover his cat ears now.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Destina's arc principally takes place after the War of the Lance.

I repeat: my comment was balls-on accurate.

It's not because again real change doesn't happen over night, but hey I guess keep hate reading the new series if you want.