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First of all, I just want to say that I am a longtime citizen of Krynn, over a decade. I started(oddly enough) with “Dragons of Spring Dawning” and then started from the beginning. I stumbled onto Ansalon by accident,and what a happy accident it was! To “meet” people like Tanis, Sturm, the Majere twins, Laurana, Flint, and Tas was an honor.
I felt that I related more to Tanis. He was more, for lack of a better term, human than the rest. He had flaws, comparable flaws. I loved Tanis. He was my favorite character until “War of Souls” came out, and now Gerard Uth Mondar is my favorite.
As I read the Chronicles Trilogy more and more(at least once a year since 1998), the more I realize they are arguably some of the best books ever written. There’s always something, even to this day, that I miss. It’s like finding a steel piece while looking for Fizban’s hat!
Reading the Chronicles, Legends, and many of the following trilogies and works helped me through many tough personal times, and I can’t thank you, and Margaret, enough.
Thank you for all your hard work, Tracy.
Lifelong citizen of Krynn,
Marty
Correction: Chronicles is set for July.
To answer Jamie’s question, it appears that WotC has no plans to do anything new with Dragonlance in the near future. They are republishing several series in Omnibus editions, however–Chronicles will be out this June, The War of Souls in November, and Jean Rabe’s Stonetellers Trilogy next January.
(And Tracy, thanks again for the opportunity to contribute to the DoaVM Appendix.)
I’m up to date on all of the Dragonlance books. Do you know of any others comming out? I went to wizards web site and I havent seen any Dragonlance books for the rest of the year, kind of getting itchy feet here, surely there must be something out there at least in 2010.
I do not know of any coming out at this time … but will be happy to inform you as soon as I do!
The Dragonlance books are the main reason I want to be a fantasy writer today. Thank you for turning me into a huge fantasy geek. I had to read the end of Spring Dawning about three times before I could believe Fizban was a god and then a felt like an idiot for not guessing it sooner. Anyway I was wondering how do you come up with the names for your characters? Is there a reason why Laurana is called Laurana and Raistlin called Raislin? Also were any scenes in the series difficult to write (Like characters deaths)?
I know you get this quite often..as the above suggests..but thank you simply for not being afraid to throw your vision out there in what has become DragonLance. I can directly relate my picking up the first novel to my being here at Duke University as a first generation college student 7 years later. I am now currently *attempting* to discover why it is there is a lack of scholarly discussion concerning DragonLance by usage of rhetorical analysis. I was wondering, as my research continues, if when y’all wrote the books there was a certain motivation/message that the two of you were working with.
Of course, if you’d like to remain ambiguous [I know I certainly wouldn't want people picking apart my novels] I completely understand.
Good luck with you current projects!
First off Raistlin changed my life. I’m sure you hear it all the time but I was a Flint fan until his demise. From that point on I connected with the small sly acts/remarks of Raist. I finished Hourglass immediately upon recieving it. Just curious your name is on it but a fellow Lance fan says you had no part in it. After arguing that the writing fits he swears you posted on here you did not write it? Could you elaborate for me.
And just off the top of my head I have been reading The Enduring Flame Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory and it is amazing curious who your favorite author would be.
This confusion may stem from the fact that at one time Wizards of the Coast actually canceled “Dragons of an Hourglass Mage” precipitating something of a skirmish online between myself and the publisher. After all the dust settled, however, it worked out well and the book was finally produced … and, yes, I did, indeed, take part in it. As with all Weis and Hickman Dragonlance books to date, Margaret did the actual writing of the text — but this is in large part for consistency of the very ‘voice’ of the writing that you are referring to in your post.
That’s a tougher question! I read a great many different authors but I still have to say my favorite is a Canadian Author from the turn of the LAST century … Stephen Leacock. I find his writing inspiring.
I’m really looking forward to reading more of your work. Margaret Weis and yourself created such a fantastic world. I have been reading Dragonlance since i was 13 now being 20. You influenced me to write. Thank you
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your Dragonlance novels. I was in high school at the time and instantly fell in love with the world of Krynn. Thanks to you and Margaret Weis for bringing to life such a wonderful series. I’m really looking forward to your newest projects!
Thank you, Al, for your kind words … and for being with us on this incredible journey down through the years.
I was wondering, do you guys ever plan to maybe work on a world of your own? Maybe not a game in itself aka AD&D but maybe start writing on a brand new world with an all new cast of heros?
Absolutely! I’m working in a new world with Margaret right now in our Dragonships series. I’m also working in a new world with Laura in our upcoming ‘Drakis’ series … which I think you’re really going to like!