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Dragonlance: Dragons of Deceit: (Dungeons & Dragons) (Dragonlance Destinies, 1)

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Two forces existed at the beginning of time: the High God and Chaos. Reorx trapped Chaos in the gem, and now that gem is in our mountain. Forgive me, sire, but I won’t touch the accursed thing any more than I would spit at the High God.” Wolfstone fixed Hornfel with a grim look. “Would you, sire?” Wolfstone nodded. “But you fear she is not lying about the Graygem’s location. It is in Thorbardin.” Sometimes a long-running series finds itself in a bind. Do you continue with a storyline that new readers might be confused by, but rewards longtime readers? Or do you tell a story that has an entry point for new readers, risking alienating returning readers who want something new (I’m thinking of the multitude of Spiderman origin stories here)?

Dragons of Deceit by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Atieno made a warding gesture with her hand and muttered a few words that Destina did not understand and presumed were what her mother termed “magic.” Atieno then jumped from her chair and ran from the room. I'm hoping that further books will improve, but I really doubt it. The quality of the writing is far inferior to the original two trilogies (the other series in this setting also didn't match them for me either) and I get a feeling of a very rushed project being pushed though due to the release of the setting for D&D later this year.Much of the book’s humor derives from the fact that Destina’s plan is utterly insane and incredibly ill-considered from beginning to end. It is also hypocritical as she spends a lot of the book talking about her disdain for magic and wizards while depending on a device that is unquestionably magic. The fact she chooses to involve the Graygem in this, which many book fans will know from Dragons of Summer Flame, is another layer of stupidity on a stupid sandwich.

Dragons of Deceit Speculation about what happens after Dragons of Deceit

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 this thrilling sequel to Dragons of Deceit. But no. The farther I get into it, the more frustrating it becomes. Instead of adventure and excitement, both hallmarks of the books my nostalgia-addled brain is feeding me, this is tedious and boring, straight-forward and quite nearly a simple series of events. It reads like fanfic, intent only on name-dropping and reminding us all of what has come before. And that makes the mighty world of Krynn and all of its histories and inhabitants feel small and inconsequential by comparison. By the time I hit the halfway point, I’m all but a deflated crinkly bag of Cheeto dust, lying in a forgotten corner of the room, and I find myself considering dropping the book and walking away from it. What! Blasphemy! Outrage! This is ridiculous! Destina took refuge in the Measure. “Mama, remember what the Measure says: ‘Paladine forges the sword, but man chooses how to wield it.’ That means each person is responsible for what he or she does in this life. The Measure also warns: ‘Trust not the soothsayer, for his words are lies to snare the unwary.’” Per fortuna nella seconda parte si risolleva considerevolmente, si entra nel vivo della storia e inizia la parte legata all’avventura. Wolfstone was silent a moment, not wanting to have refused his king’s command. But in this instance, he had no choice.Lastly, the main character is so annoying and wishy washy. The way her personhood is described in the beginning seems to fly in the face of her actions at the end. It was frustrating. Not to mention Tas being a large part of the book. He always makes me anxious and frustrated. A Malay word - Tercinta - popped up randomly as being of the language of Destina's mother Atieno. I've noticed in past Dragonlance books that some of Raistlin's spells are entirely in Malay too Take care of yourself, my friend. I’d send you off with the old blessing, ‘Reorx be with you,’ but, bless his beard, the god’s help is the last thing you need.”

REVIEW: Dragons of Deceit: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1 - CBR

La cosa che mi ha colpita di più è la scrittura, anche se all’inizio si fatica un po’ a prendere il via, dopo inizia ad essere scorrevole. The first part of the novel sets up Destina Rosethorn as the main protagonist. It spans her early years prior to the coming of the dragons, the bloody conflict and the return of the gods, and the aftermath of the War of the Lance. As many other reviewers pointed out, though slow and at times a little boring, it's the first time that readers get a chance to experience a slice of life on Krynn. It adds layers to the tale and gives this small corner of Solamnia a more lived in sort of atmosphere. It's following Destina's father's death and the end of the war that the girl's world comes crashing down and then this books goes down the proverbial crapper. From that point on, the story is all over the place and almost nothing makes sense. She heard a strangled gasp and looked up at her mother. The blood had drained from Atieno’s face and lips, leaving her brown skin gray and leaden. “You saw the dragon! The same omen. I hoped I might be wrong, but you confirm it!”Gold for the sun, for the sheaf of wheat, for the leaves in autumn,” said Atieno. “Gold for the goddess of the yellow star.” Though I was massively disappointed in this book, there were things that I did like, which is why I’m rating two stars instead of one. Mainly, I thought that the lore of Krynn was interesting. Anytime the gods were discussed, or the War of the Lance, I was invested. Why write this one and destroy all the wonderful adventures, ending up with Test of the Twins, the concluded the Chronicles and Legends series 36 years ago. First, she has to secure the Device of Time Journeying, last known to be in the possession of the spirited kender Tasslehoff Burrfoot. But to change time, she’ll need another magical artifact—the most powerful and dangerous artifact ever created. Destina’s quest takes her from the dwarven kingdom of Thorbardin to the town of Solace and beyond, setting in motion a chain of disastrous events that threaten to divert the course of the River of Time, alter the past, and forever change the future.

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