The Second Generation

Good read in the series!

I have mixed feelings about this book because one of the stories was terrific, one was really good and the rest merely okay. I'd read several of them before in different volumes, so it was nice to get them compiled in one book as the next generation of "heroes." My favorite story of the bunch is the tale of Caramon's sons in "Wanna Bet?" It was a story told very much like the original Dragonlance tales, with loads of action, fascinating characters and lots of humor all the way around. I also enjoyed The Legacy because I'm a huge Raistlin fan, but this left me wanting more, as usual. Altogether, this collection was worth reading, but I hesitate to recommend Amazon's Kindle edition. It is the most poorly edited Kindle book I've ever purchased from Amazon. However it was scanned into the system, it's riddled with spelling errors and words pushed together or it created words that don't make any sense. Several of the chapter titles are so obviously wrong because it scanned a "G" as a "B" even though the correct word is in the first line of the chapter. It's a very poorly made Kindle file, and I would have much preferred to read a paperback edition.

The heroes from the original Dragon lance novels are back. It has been twenty five years since the Dark Queen was defeat and the surviving heroes have children of their own who are now involved in new adventures with some of the old heroes getting back into action. Very good stories and I look forward to the next book and continue new adventures.

This book is almost an epilogue to the Legends trilogy, or a prologue to what comes next ( Dragons of Summer Flame ). It is an enjoyable interlude, a collection of stories (some new to this volume and some not), that focuses on the children of the heroes of the first two trilogies (this book takes place about 20 years after Legends). As with the other Weis and Hickman books, this one is at its best when it's serious: Stories of Kitiara's son, Raistlin's daughter, Tanis' son, and Cameron's son becoming a mage, are stand out tales, obviously setting the scene for the next book. The "Wanna Bet?" is some goofiness that's a bit out of place, but may provide readers with a break from all the seriousness (and it does introduce an important element for the next book).

Bought this used but read this along time ago when it was first published. Book arrived in gently used condition and in great shape. Love this story of the second generation of children from the original heroes. Highly recommend this book if you're a fan of the original trilogy.

Generally a good read, although, the story felt a bit forced in places. I like the next generation characters, it will be interesting to see how they develop.

Good story, not a huge fan of the narrator.

I was told by a friend that this book was not as good as chronicles or legends. So I didn't buy it or read it. I've found that to have been a mistake, since the book it very good. It binds together events happening in the test of the twins and the dragons of summer flame. It may not involve the old heroes of the lance as much as previous books but brings fort new heroes, and foes. I'd recommend this book to any dragonlance reader.

I don't normally write reviews, I leave my stars and move on. But this book is so bad it just spits on the memory of the previous books. The only redeeming feature is the last story about Tanis' son, which I'm guessing they left to last because they didn't want you to finish the book with the disgusting bitter taste the previous stories leave in your mouth. I'm guessing it sets things up for the next book (haven't read it yet) so read it if you must, but I advise skipping it.

ドラゴンランスシリーズの短編集で、5つの作品が入っています。「キティアラの息子」は女性週刊誌ネタのようですが、父親は誰？と、好奇心をそそります。「受け継ぎし者」は、キャラモンとティカの三男、パリンの大審問を描いていますが、とにかくラストであっとびっくり、美味しい秘密が隠されています。「賭けるか？」では、パリンと二人の兄の冒険を描いています。謎のドワーフの正体は？「レイストリンの娘」は、また週刊誌ネタ？ですが、タイトルを読んだだけでラストまで惹きつけられますね。「犠牲」では、タニスとローラナの息子ギルサスの運命の日々を描きます。ここで登場する子供たちは、「夏の炎の竜」や、その後の三部作で活躍します。

Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman are such excellent writers of fantasy fiction, just don't want to put the book down.

This book continues the Dragonlance series where the last six books left off. I don't want to give any info away but if you like the first six books then you will definitely will want to read this book.

Epilogo della trilogia delle "Leggende" o un prologo di ciò che viene dopo , cioè i "Draghi dell'estate di fuoco". È un intermezzo divertente, una raccolta di storie che si concentra sui figli degli eroi delle prime due trilogie (circa 20 anni dopo le leggende), appunto la "seconda generazione. Le storie del figlio di Kitiara, la figlia di Raistlin, il figlio di Tanis e il figlio di Caramon diventato mago, sono storie di spicco, che preparano ovviamente la scena per il prossimo libro. L'eredità è sotto tono introduce un elemento importante per il prossimo libro. Assolutamente obbligatorio per i fan della serie Dragonlance!