Dragons of Autumn Twilight

I think what drew me to re-read this book (aside from being fresh out of RA Salvatore books to read as I have read them all) were the characters in these first three stories. Unlike many other fantasy novels I have read, Weiss and Hickman are able to keep the reader interested in a wide variety of characters. The “party” or “companions” are they are known is large and very diverse. You’ve got Tanis, the Chronicles main character and leader who is a Half-Elf. Raistlin (personal favorite) the reclusive and mysterious mage with Caramon, his burly warrior twin. Flint the dwarf, Tasselhoff the kender and the list goes on.
There are so many well developed characters you never really feel like your alone peeking over the lone hero’s shoulder. In many of the Icewind Dale / Drizzt books I felt like i was watching one person deal with every situation (to a greater extent in the Legacy of the Drow series, but even in RAS’s current works). In Dragonlance, you feel like your in the middle of a big group of friends.

Evil dragons have returned to Krynn and it is up to an unlikely group of heroes to wage battle with the Queen of Darkness for control of the world. Fans of fantasy novels such as Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons will find these books an easy read.

I really enjoyed this book and recommend it highly. I’d say the best reading experience though would be to purchase the Annotated Chronicles, which is one large book containing the first three books and has notes written by not only the authors but the entire Dragonlance design team.