Tracy is a NYT Best-Selling co-author (with Margaret Weis) of many Dragonlance novels including the original `Dragonlance Chronicles', `Dragonlance Legends', `Rose of the Prophet" and "Darksword" trilogies as well as the seven-book "Deathgate Cycle". `Dragonlance' originators Tracy and Laura Hickman have been publishing game designs and stories together for over thirty-two years - nearly as long as their marriage - and thus started them both on a life of adventure and imagination. & -This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
The promise of this hope forces a group of long-time friends into the unlikely roles of heroes: Tanis Half-Elven, their leader, a skilled warrior who detests fighting and is tormented by love for two women Sturm Brightblade, Knight of Solamnia, driven to restore the honor of the knighthood Raistlin Majere, the powerful and unsettling magic-user, whose hourglass-shaped eyes conceal dark mysteries Caramon, Raistlin's twin, a genial giant both loved and feared by his brother Flint Fireforge, the gruff old dwarven fighter, almost a father to them all and Tasselhoff Burrfoot, a kender, the nuisance race of Krynn, immune to fear and followed by trouble wherever he goes. Then hope appears - a blue crystal staff in the hands of a beautiful bar barian woman. Now, the darkness of war threatens to engulf the land. Creatures of legend, the dragons have returned to Krynn. , ground-breaking, highly imaginative tale from the most phenomenonally popular fantasy authors since J.R.R. Dragons of Autumn Twilight is the first book in the Dragonlance Chronicles. Now, the Companions must assume the unlikely roles of heroes if they hope to prevent the staff from falling into the hands of darkness.
The Seekers want the artifact for their own ends, believing it will help them replace the gods and overtake the continent of Ansalon. Fueled by this glimmer of hope, the Companions band together to uncover the truth behind the gods' absence-though they aren't the only ones with an interest in the staff. When Tanis, Sturm, Caramon, Raistlin, Flint, and Tasslehoff see a woman use a blue crystal staff to heal a villager, they wonder if it's a sign the gods have not abandoned them after all.
As war threatens to engulf the land, lifelong friends reunite for an adventure that will change their lives and shape their world forever. But with their arrival comes the departure of the old gods-and all healing magic. This Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy adventure is the first installment in the beloved Dragonlance Chronicles, set in the magical world of Krynn Once merely creatures of legend, the dragons have returned to Krynn.