I used to obsessively collect DragonLance stuff - modules, calendars, books, the lot - I think I had around 25 of the novels. Suddenly the franchise dumped an entire new continent into the universe, and I abandoned the whole thing cold. The continent felt more like a money-making tactic than story-driven world-building.
I wasn't fond of the minotaur civilization but yeah, reading about Kaz was a positive experience. I was dismayed by the draconians all being evil (although I heard, years later, they had created a few good "Auric" ones). And the good dragons stayed out of the fray for so long that I never felt the stories really explored dragon culture as much as I would have liked.
So I'm happy to hear this collection is out there; sounds like some authors gave them a bit more well-deserved attention! Heh. If I'd held out for another 12 novels or so I would've read this when it came out.
I used to obsessively collect DragonLance stuff - modules, calendars, books, the lot - I think I had around 25 of the novels. Suddenly the franchise dumped an entire new continent into the universe, and I abandoned the whole thing cold. The continent felt more like a money-making tactic than story-driven world-building.
I wasn't fond of the minotaur civilization but yeah, reading about Kaz was a positive experience. I was dismayed by the draconians all being evil (although I heard, years later, they had created a few good "Auric" ones). And the good dragons stayed out of the fray for so long that I never felt the stories really explored dragon culture as much as I would have liked.
So I'm happy to hear this collection is out there; sounds like some authors gave them a bit more well-deserved attention! Heh. If I'd held out for another 12 novels or so I would've read this when it came out.