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I have to agree with the rest of the reviewers and say that the book was well written. The problem was that I found two things to my disliking. One was, where was the romance between Huma and the silver dragon, it was not taken very far. Second was, me being a Raistlin fan and mage fan, I thought there was a dearth of scenes with Magius showing us why he was the greatest war mage. I keep waiting for Magius to do something to prove to me that he was the greatest war mage that all of Krynn knew, but it didn't happen and to my suprise he was killed while waiting for him to do something. And then his death and aftermath is like two or three pages. This book glorified Huma (which it should), but paid a disservice to Magius.
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I had read the original dragonlance sixpence during their first arrival nearly 1.5 decades ago. I also remember vividly seeing this book in the local bookstore upon publication; however, silly me, I skipped over it then. Needless to say, I had left the Dragonlance series behind for a long time until I played Baldur's Gate II this past year, and, amazingly, that rekindled my spirit. Armed with a freshened spirit, I purchased and (re)read the Annotated Chronicles. This time thru, however, Sturm's impact was perhaps bigger on me. I could wait not longer. As such, I bought this book.
It was an excellent read. Being his first novel, I was reminded (at the risk of blasphemy) 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was also a first novel.
Yes, there were discrepancies in total actuality between this story and the "myth" of Huma as relayed in the Chronicles. However, the author tried to dispel that in two ways (a) in the preface by Astinus and (b) in various junkets throughout the book by referencing how the-then-already-spreading legend wasn't entirely meshing with fact.
Neither detracts from the story--or from the Chronicles themselves. Rather, Huma is seemingly a poignant, uber-Sturm. Very much human, but driven to a higher calling.
Do I have qualms with the book? Sure. Are they worth relaying? No. Read the book. It's worth your time.
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this was a very good book. the begining was slow, but it got better. but there were a few things wrong. i thought huma and his dragon died frozen. like when sturm took the dragonlance from huma's hand in the chronicles. and, where was the white stag. other than that it was great. but huma should have died by a white dragon, to match the chronicles.
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Excellent! Spectacular! This book had everything from great characters, plot twists, and an ordinary person (though a knight when some say that he shouldn't be) saving the world from the forces of darkness. Unlike most stories of this nature, he didn't fully defeat the darkness, just banished from the world. A great one to read. I couldn't put it down!
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This book is amazing. I know, I'm only eleven, but I love to read and this is one of my favorite books ever! If you love fantasy and adventure this is for you! This book is about an orphaned young knight who ends up saving the continent but dies while defeating an evil goddess.
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