Books : The Legend of Huma (Dragonlance: Heroes)

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Rating:

- Usual stuff
To be honest, this is exactly the same as the rest of the Dragonlance spinoffs. Nowhere near the Weis & Hickman series but sufficient for Dragonlance enthusiasts and Dragonlance gamers needing some direction. Buy it if you're an avid fan only.

Rating:

- Richard Did a Great Job!!!
Apart from Weis and Hickman, Richard A Knaak is the only DragonLance writer whose work I will not miss. He did a good job giving us a Huma who is just and brave, yet live and humane. I like the way he befriends and vouches for Kaz the minotaur and has trust in his childhood companion Magius.
Before The Legend of Huma, minotaurs are just every other brutal monster in the fantasy world. Knaak, giving them honor, turns them into a race indeed. Even Weis and Hickman acknowledges Kaz a minotaur hero in Dragons of a Fallen Sun. Now that's the honor really deserved to Richard A Knaak.

Rating:

- Amazon.com predicted 4 stars and they were right.
Here's why. The Legend of Huma doesn't exactly follow the parts of the legend told in the original DL books. Also, Knaak has Takhisis swear by the beyond and the highgod (presumably Chaos) that she's never going to try to come to Krynn again. So why does she show up in Chronicles? What, she's evil, so she can't keep her word? Considering how much trouble she should be in if she did break her word, I'd think that she'd be a little more circumspect than that. Also, since the Staff of Magius played such a role in later books, why is Magius himself such a weakling? He couldn't make it through the trials of the Test, yet his staff is a major magical artifact? Sorry, that's a hole large enought to drive a truck through.

Rating:

- The legend meets reality
This was the first Dragonlance book I ever read. I never really understood much of how all the Dragonlance books fit together after I read this book. So, although this is GREAT book, I don't recommend making this book your firdt Dragonlance novel. It makes a great read after reading the 'Chronicles' trilogy, however.

This book tells about Huma, one of the heroes of Krynnish lore. Almost every Drangonlance novel mentions Huma once in a while, and he is practically the most important figure for the Knights of Solamnia.

I recommend this book to every Dragonlance fan. This book is what first got me interested in the series, and I have never gone back to anything else!

Rating:

- A great dragonlance book.
A great epic tale with interesting characters and amazing conflicts too boot. IF you like Dragonlance buy this book.

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