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<blockquote data-quote="DwarvenBrew" data-source="post: 120591" data-attributes="member: 2696">Comparing Martin to Weis &amp; Hickman shows a poor grasp of their target markets, as they were OBVIOUSLY written for different age groups (Weis &amp; Hickman being much more &quot;age friendly&quot;).&nbsp; That being said, comparing writers in general is a frivilous exercise of &quot;My purely subjective opinion is better!&quot;.&nbsp; Even so, I'm a fan of Tolkien, Weis &amp; Hickman, and Tad Williams (currently reading Martin), they aren't mutually exclusive.&nbsp; As I've gotten older, I have noticed that I lean more towards the &quot;historical fiction&quot; writers whereas I used to favor the high-fantasy authors.As to the original question, Dragonlance has a sense of history/tradition that I never saw in other settings.&nbsp; This was partly accomplished through the Towers, Knights,etc..., but also through&nbsp; the novel line.Early on, you could read about the history of Dragonlance through novels such as the Legend of Huma and the Gates of Thorbardin, and the elven wars trilogy.&nbsp; In short, DL was the richest setting I've ever experienced because the novels explored the past, not just the present.&nbsp; It gave the setting substance that I've never seen recaptured by another setting.However, eventually the setting felt small to us, so we moved on.&nbsp; I think that this is mostly due to the fact that the RPG products focused too heavily on the Companions and their travels.I'm pretty excited about DL coming back, but only if it more closely resembles it's first incarnations (Pre &amp; Post War of Lance, before the 3rd age stuff).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DwarvenBrew, post: 120591, member: 2696"] Comparing Martin to Weis & Hickman shows a poor grasp of their target markets, as they were OBVIOUSLY written for different age groups (Weis & Hickman being much more "age friendly"). That being said, comparing writers in general is a frivilous exercise of "My purely subjective opinion is better!". Even so, I'm a fan of Tolkien, Weis & Hickman, and Tad Williams (currently reading Martin), they aren't mutually exclusive. As I've gotten older, I have noticed that I lean more towards the "historical fiction" writers whereas I used to favor the high-fantasy authors. As to the original question, Dragonlance has a sense of history/tradition that I never saw in other settings. This was partly accomplished through the Towers, Knights,etc..., but also through the novel line. Early on, you could read about the history of Dragonlance through novels such as the Legend of Huma and the Gates of Thorbardin, and the elven wars trilogy. In short, DL was the richest setting I've ever experienced because the novels explored the past, not just the present. It gave the setting substance that I've never seen recaptured by another setting. However, eventually the setting felt small to us, so we moved on. I think that this is mostly due to the fact that the RPG products focused too heavily on the Companions and their travels. I'm pretty excited about DL coming back, but only if it more closely resembles it's first incarnations (Pre & Post War of Lance, before the 3rd age stuff). [/QUOTE]

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