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In the land of Ansalon, war
is brewing. After the fall of the shield over Silvanesti, King
Silvanoshei finds himself enamored with Mina, the Talon Leader of a
force of Nights of Neraka, and the voice for the One God. Soon, most of
the elves in Silvanost fall under the magical spell she weaves and find
themselves praying to the One God. She soon leaves, allowing her Dark
Knights to attack the city of Silvanost stealing all the items that they
precious. At the same time, the green dragon Beryl's forces march toward
the Citadel of Light and Qualinesti. At the Citadel of Light, Palin and
Tasslehoff use the Device of Time Journeying, an ancient artifact of
magical powers, to help them escape from the attack of the draconians
and dragons. Beryl's main reason for attacking the citadel was to retrieve
the artifact. Palin and Tas are rescued by the wizard Dalamar, whose
tower now inhabits a wooded area filled with the souls of the dead.
Goldmoon, in her new young body, travels to Solanthus and there meets up
with Gerald, a Solamnic Knight that is pretending to be a Dark Knight so
he can deliver a message from the elves asking for help, but is captured
and treated as a spy. To make matters worse, Mina and her Dark Knights
show up and lay siege to Solanthus. War is being waged across Ansalon,
and no one seems to be able to stop it.
This is the second volume in
The War of Souls trilogy, following Dragons of a Fallen Sun. It is a DragonLance fantasy tale of
humans, elves, trolls, kenders, gnomes and the like. What used to be a happy
world with all the races working together is no longer. All races seem
to be at war with one another, and nothing seems right to the
adventurous kender, Tasslehoff Burrfoot.
This book continues exactly
from where Dragons of a Fallen Sun
leaves off. Although the first half of the book is a builder with not a
lot of action, there is plenty of fighting during the second half of the
book to satisfy all fantasy readers. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
weave a wondrous tale of nations fighting to survive in a harsh world
ruled by a few oversized dragons intent on ruling all of Ansalon. No person,
creature, or nation will stand in their way. The mystery of who the One
God is deepens as Mina continues her campaign of death. The authors do a
great job of keeping the reader guessing at whom this "god"
really is. Is is a dragon? Is it a wizard? Is it really a god? The
characters are well developed and I really enjoy reading about all of
them. I truly hate it when a character I enjoy reading about dies. Who
dies, you ask? Well, not everybody, but it sure seems like it. I can't tell
you who, you will have to read the book to find out. Dragons of the
Lost Star is an excellent novel that shouldn't be missed by any
fantasy lover. I can't wait to read the conclusion to the trilogy, Dragons
of a Vanished Moon.
I rated this book a 9 out of
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