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Love And War (Dragonlance)
''Love and War'' is an anthology of fantasy stories published by TSR, Inc. in 1987. It was published under the Dragonlance brand name and is set in that brand's fictional world of Krynn. It is the ninth Dragonlance novel to be published, and the third book in the "Dragonlance Tales" series, all three books of which are anthologies of stories set in the Dragonlance milieu. The other two books in this series are '' The Magic of Krynn'' and '' Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes''. Unlike the Dragonlance novels published up until that point, the Tales books do not exclusively follow one group of characters, but instead range across the entire scope of the setting. Plot introduction The book is a compilation of 10 short stories from various authors taking place in the fictional world of Krynn: # "A Good Knight's Tale" by Harold Bakst. Told by a Knight of Solamnia, this is a tale that of a selfish father, Aron, who is overprotective over his daughter, Petal, which ultimately lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Weis
Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the ''Dragonlance'' role-playing game (RPG) world. She is founding CEO and owner of Sovereign Press, Inc and Margaret Weis Productions, licensing several popular television and movie franchises to make RPG series in addition to their own. In 1999, ''Pyramid'' magazine named Weis one of ''The Millennium's Most Influential Persons'', saying she and Hickman are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre". In 2002, she was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame in part for ''Dragonlance''. Early life Margaret Weis was born on March 16, 1948, in Independence, Missouri, where she was raised. She discovered heroic fantasy fiction while studying at the University of Missouri (MU). She said, "I read Tolkien when it made its first big sweep in the colleges back in 1966. A girlfriend of min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons Of Autumn Twilight
''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a series of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') game modules. It was the first ''Dragonlance'' novel, and first in the Chronicles trilogy, which, along with the '' Dragonlance Legends'' trilogy, are generally regarded as the core novels of the ''Dragonlance'' world. The Chronicles trilogy came about because the designers wanted novels to tell the story of the game world they were creating, something to which TSR, Inc. (TSR) agreed only reluctantly. ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' details the meeting of the Companions and the early days of The War of the Lance. The novel corresponds with the first two ''Dragonlance'' game modules,'' Dragons of Despair'' and '' Dragons of Flame'', but with a different ending. It introduces many of the characters that are the subject of later novels and short stories. The title ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' follows a pattern with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 American Novels
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Michael Williams (author)
Michael Williams is an American author. He is known as an author of ''Dragonlance'' novels. Biography Williams was born and lives in Louisville, Kentucky. He has lived in Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Ireland and England. Between 1983 and 1984, approximately 200 people left TSR as a result of mutilple rounds of layoffs; as a result Williams joined CEO John Rickets, as well as Mark Acres, Andria Hayday, Gaye Goldsberry O'Keefe, Gali Sanchez, Garry Spiegle, Carl Smith, and Stephen D. Sullivan Stephen D. Sullivan is an American author and artist. Career Sullivan taught a course in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' at MIT the first of its kind in the country. Sullivan worked for TSR as a writer and artist. Sullivan joined CEO John Rickets, Ma ... in forming the game company Pacesetter on January 23, 1984. His first novel, ''Weasel's Luck'', was published in 1988, followed by ''Galen Beknighted'' (1990), ''Arcady'' (1996), ''Allamanda'' (1997), ''Trajan's Arch'' (2010) and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Generation
''The Second Generation'' is a collection of five novellas in the fantasy genre by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It is part of the Dragonlance series. Plot introduction This book is in fact five novellas by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. They relate the stories of the children of the Heroes of the Lance. The first, ''Kitiara's Son'', relates the story of Steel Brightblade. The second, ''The Legacy'', is about Palin Majere, Caramon Majere's son. The third, ''Wanna Bet?'', is an adventure of Palin and his two brothers Tanin and Sturm. The fourth, ''Raistlin's Daughter'', tells a myth of Raistlin Majere's daughter. The fifth, ''The Sacrifice'', is about Gilthas, Tanis Half-Elven's son. Three of the novellas (''The Legacy'', ''Wanna Bet?'', and ''Raistlin's Daughter'') were first printed in the ''Dragonlance Tales'' trilogy. Explanation of the novel's title "The Second Generation" refers to the nature of the stories, being that they are the "Second Generation" of heroes, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raistlin Majere
Raistlin Majere is a fictional character from the ''Dragonlance'' series of books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Raistlin played an extensive role in the two main series of books, particularly in '' Dragonlance Legends'' in which he was both primary protagonist and antagonist. He is twin brother to Caramon Majere, half-brother to his protective sister Kitiara uth Matar, and a significant member of the Heroes of the Lance. In the animated movie adaptation, '' Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight'', Raistlin was voiced by Kiefer Sutherland. Born to a mother prone to trance-like fits and a woodcutter father, Raistlin inherited his mother's aptitude for magic. He undertook and passed the arduous Test of High Sorcery, but in the process, he acquired white hair and golden skin and was cursed with hourglass eyes which saw the effects of time on all things. His health, while never robust, was ruined further, leaving him weak and subject to frequent bouts of coughing bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Novak
Kate Novak is an American fantasy author. Biography Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She primarily published in the ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Ravenloft'' shared worlds. She is married to writer and game designer Jeff Grubb. Novak and Grubb are co-authors of the best-selling ''Finder's Stone Trilogy'', and collaborated on the book '' Azure Bonds''. The success of the book resulted in the creation of the computer game, '' Curse of the Azure Bonds''. Bibliography * ''The Finder's Stone Trilogy'' (with Jeff Grubb) ** '' Azure Bonds'' (1988), ** '' The Wyvern's Spur'' (1990), ** '' Song of the Saurials'' (1991), * ''The Harpers'' (with Jeff Grubb) ** ''Book 10: Masquerades'' (1995), ** ''Book 15: Finder's Bane'' (1997), * ''The Lost Gods'' (with Jeff Grubb Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author who writes novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Hickman
Laura Curtis Hickman (born December 7, 1956, in Long Beach, California) is an American fantasy author, best known for her works in game design and fantasy novels cowritten with her husband, Tracy Hickman. She was one of the first women to write and publish a tabletop adventure. Early life Laura Curtis was born on December 7, 1956, in Long Beach, California. She married Tracy Hickman in 1977. They have four children. Laura Hickman is a Latter-day Saint. Career Early on in her marriage, Hickman introduced her husband, Tracy, to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. The two decided to co-write modules for the game while living in Provo, resulting in the original versions of the modules ''Rahasia'' and ''Pharaoh,'' which the Hickmans self-published through DayStar West Media in 1980. Their adventure modules began as "photocopied pages with covers heywould staple together on the card table in heirkitchen." These early modules were a significant innovation in for fantasy RPG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturm Brightblade
Sturm Brightblade is a fictional character from the ''Dragonlance'' series of role playing games and novels, based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons franchise. The character was created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and is published by Wizards of the Coast. The knight Sturm Brightblade is one of the six Heroes of the Lance. Sturm appeared in the first novel of the Chronicles Trilogy, ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' (1984). As with the other main characters of the trilogy, Sturm's proper creation was during a role-playing game session where Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Margaret Weis, and Terry Phillips, between others, developed the guidelines and main story for the ''Dragonlance'' setting. Appearances Although Sturm Brightblade is introduced by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman in ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' (1984), this and the other core Dragonlance novels do not cover his childhood. However, in 1987, the year of Love and War's first publication, Tonya R. Carter and Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul B
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, Byzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard A
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasslehoff Burrfoot
Tasslehoff Burrfoot (often called Tas) is a fictional character of the Kender (fantasy), kender race from the Dragonlance series of novels, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. He was born in Kendermore (Krynn), Kendermore. His parents are unknown and he has few known relatives. He has a sister, and also claims (like many other kender) to have an Uncle Trapspringer. He has three uncles, by the names of Remo Lockpick, Bertie, and Wilfre. He also has a cousin, Latchlifter Furrfoot. Publication history ''Dragon (magazine), Dragon'' magazine introduced some of the Heroes of the Lance in a series of short stories, as a preview to the Dragonlance story; "A Stone's Throw Away" in ''Dragon'' #85 (May 1984) was the second of these, and is a story about Tasslehoff. In the novel ''Kendermore'', Tasslehoff is "collared by a lady bounty hunter and charged with violating the kender laws of prearranged marriage. To ensure his return, Kendermore's council has his Uncle Trapspringer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
