''Temple of the Dragonslayer'' (ISBN 0-7869-3321-6) is a young adult fantasy novel by

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published by in July 2004 by Mirrorstone Books. The novel, the first in the '' Dragonlance: The New Adventures'' series, is set in the fantasy role-playing game world of

Dragonlance ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving in t ...

used in ''

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''.

Plot summary

Awakening with no memory of who she is, a seemingly normal peasant girl named Nearra finds herself lost in the woods with no clue how she came to arrive there. She soon befriends several other young adventurers, who vow to help her solve the mystery of her lost memories, and why someone apparently wants her dead. She decides to travel to an ancient temple, hoping the clerics there can restore her memory.

Publication history

The Dragonlance setting was first published by TSR in 1984. In 2001, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) licensed

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to publish further ''Dragonlance'' game materials. This began with the newly revised ''

Dragonlance Campaign Setting ''Dragonlance Campaign Setting'' is an accessory for the Dragonlance campaign setting, for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The ''Dragonlance Campaign Setting'' hardcover updated the Dragonlance ...

'' in 2003, which used the new ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd Edition rules. Marketing support for this new setting included a series of eight novels titled ''Dragonlance: The New Adventures'' published by Mirrorstone Books, WotC's young adult imprint, between July 2004 and July 2005. The first novel in the series was ''Temple of the Dragonslayer'' by Tim Waggoner, published in 2004, with interior and cover art by Vinod Rams.

Reception

The review site ''Into the Nebula'' found the novel's plot "simplistic", and that "the characters are interesting but lack a motivational depth". The reviewer concluded that although the novel ticked the usual boxes of fantasy literature, it did not have the same "real heart and charm" of the original ''

War of the Lance The ''Dragonlance Chronicles'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which take place in the Dragonlance setting. This series is the first set of Dragonlance novels, and is followed by the '' Dragonlance Legen ...

'' novels that had been published twenty years before.

References

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