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

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Anyway, Destina Rosethorn, my one complaint being her name sounds like it came from Harry Potter fanfic, is a young Solamnic Knight's daughter during the War of the Lance. Her father doesn't believe in the gods, but her mother does. After a series of unfortunate events result in Destina losing her father, castle, fiance, and self-respect, she proceeds to hatch upon a plan to use the Device of Time Journeying ot save her father from death at the High Clerist's Tower. The beautiful and predictive destiny I think that Destina has [...] is completely broken by these outside forces and events,” he continued. “ Dragons of Deceit is very much about this idea that the destiny we are expecting for ourselves is not the destiny that awaits us, and how do we deal with that really crushing disappointment that that represents.” Wolfstone nodded. “But you fear she is not lying about the Graygem’s location. It is in Thorbardin.”

Dragons of Deceit: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1

The history is ok yes. But this is not as well written as the Chronicles or the Legends. The history is rushed. The main protagonist seems at times a little bipolar, changes her mood or opinion easily, making a not very believable character. I don't know, the whole history seems a little rushed sometimes. For example, the first third happen in Solamnia, before and along the War of the Lance, but there is no description of the lands or the people of that part of Solamnia. That's YA for you I suppose. He headed for the King’s Wall: the fortification that surrounded this level. Wolfstone took a lantern from an iron sconce and walked along the wall until he came to the door of a storage room.

Having observed her, Wolfstone left the main part of the Great Hall by a staircase that led down several levels to the dungeons. He could hear the sound of drunken singing coming from the cells. Apparently one prisoner had imbibed too heavily in dwarf spirits. My memory serves up a deep-abiding love for the original trilogy. It was a series I can still remember the feeling as the images created by the text danced through my mind. The dwarf, the half-elf, the tortured mage - all of them lived and breathed in my imagination. I had a passing familiarity with D&D at that point; certainly, nothing that would color my enjoyment of the books.

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There are two distinct stories being told here. The first half of the book takes its time to establish an all-new character, Destina, and show everyday (ish) life in Solamnia. The Heroes of the Lance are just names the average person doesn't know, and their acts are second or thirdhand news. It's a slow start, even by the standards of other DL books, but I liked the attempt to show the wider world outside of the Companions. Gregory presented his daughter with his gift: a silver chalice decorated with a kingfisher motif. The kingfisher bird, with its bright blue-sky and orange-fire plumage, had been chosen as the mascot for the knights by Vinus Solamnus, their founder. The kingfisher symbolized courage and hope, for it was said that on the day of the creation of the world, the bold kingfisher was the first bird who dared to take flight. Dungeons & Dragons novels played a major role throughout the game's continually evolving history, but over time their popularity seemed to wane. Eventually, Wizards of the Coast stopped focusing so heavily on companion novels and turned their sights toward reworking the game itself. Now, as D&D 5e reawakens old worlds and campaign settings, like Dragonlance and Ravenloft, the hunger for deeper experiences within those worlds only continues to increase. I finished reading Dragons of Deceit three days ago. I started reading Dragons of Deceit a month ago.Second, there is a lot of repetition in this book. I am not even talking about the repetitive nature of this being a time travel story with Tas. Certain phrases and descriptions are repeated several times over throughout the story. I have a problem with those types of things when it feels like the author thinks the reader is dumb. That is not the case here. It just felt like the editors did not catch that these descriptions had been done prior and could be cut from the text. It brought down the overall quality of the writing. I wanted to like this novel for what it was. Instead, I'm more convinced than ever that the only chance for Dragonlance to have a future is to find a way to tell stories that don't revisit the same 10 characters--or their creators.

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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)? She dipped her index finger into the chalice and ran it around the inside. The dragon disappeared, staining her finger red. Destina lifted her finger to show her mother. Of course he did,” said Hornfel. “She admitted as much. The woman said the wizard read about it in a book from the library of Palanthas.” Hornfel scowled, and Wolfstone feared he had angered him. But the king was reasonable, and he considered the argument. “No, I wouldn’t,” he admitted at last. “Not for all the treasure in a dragon’s horde. So what do we do? We can’t leave it there.” Hornfel sighed and scowled. “According to the woman, the wizard told her that the Graygem was embedded in a wall in a ruined temple. The Graygem radiates a faint gray light that shines down on the altar.” Hornfel eyed his friend. “You and I saw that light when we were hiding in that ruined temple, my friend!”First: this did not live up to my expectations. I have to admit, however, that my expectations were skewed by time and memory. I have not read a Dragonlance book in probably three decades. There was plenty to read, as I could never keep up with the outpouring of the various novels in various series. Atieno was in particularly good spirits. Among her people, a girl attained womanhood at the age of fifteen. Anyway, Destina Rosethorn, my one complaint being her name sounds like it came from Harry Potter fanfic, is a young Solamnic Knight’s daughter during the War of the Lance. Her father doesn’t believe in the gods, but her mother does. After a series of unfortunate events result in Destina losing her father, castle, fiance, and self-respect, she proceeds to hatch upon a plan to use the Device of Time Journeying ot save her father from death at the High Clerist’s Tower.

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Tas was fantastic, of course. I really love that doorknob of a kender! He’s the perfect blend of innocence and unknowing wisdom. He provided laughs aplenty and a few moments that caused me to choke up a little. There’s a scene involving a helm topped with the hair from the mane of a griffin (if you know, you know) that caused my stone heart to melt. This Solamnic woman has come here looking for that same Graygem, claiming it is in the kingdom of the Theiwar.”

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!