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The Legend of Huma (2004)

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ISBN
078693137X (ISBN13: 9780786931378)
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English
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wizards of the coast

The Legend Of Huma (2004) - Plot & Excerpts

A very bland heroic fantasy, lacking intrigue or excitement. Perhaps I didn't enjoy this simply because I have very limited knowledge of the Dragonlance world. Or perhaps I didn't enjoy it because the plot just plodded along from one scene to the next, with nothing outstanding grasping me. I disliked how the minotaur and dragons were both very chatty; it really destroys the mystery of those creatures - but I understand Knaak was attempting to humanize the minotaur.I found Huma's "honor" to be bordering on idiotic - there are times when even honorable people need to kill that which is obviously evil, and Huma seems reluctant to even do that. My biggest complaint is how long-winded all of our big baddies are... They trap Huma on numerous occasions, yet instead of killing him, they deliver speeches... I felt like Scott Evil on Austin Powers - "Kill him already!" Magius is the only character of any interest. Maybe this is a good novel for a 15 year-old, but it lacks the intrigue and plot twists and the blurring lines between good and evil that I have grown to love in other fantasy novels.

1st Dragonlance book I read . . .and the best! edit: I can't believe that the author liked my short little review! That totally made my day! I distinctly remember when I went to the bookstore (B. Dalton in the old Marquette Mall) and purchased this book when I was in 6th or 7th grade. It was one of the first real novels I'd ever bought for myself, & I absolutely loved the story! Quite honestly, it is a complete travesty that this book, and to a certain extent the Dragonlance books themselves, have not been made into movies. I would love to see this book as a movie!

What do You think about The Legend Of Huma (2004)?

I read this book translated in Italian when I was a young teenager, and I remember liking it. More recently I read other books from Knaak, and I liked them all. Because of it, I decided to read the book again, this time in English. I did not remember the plot at all, and I really enjoyed the book as if I had never read it before.This is the story of Huma, the legendary hero often mentioned in the Dragonlance Chronicle trilogy. The story is relatively simple, but it is never boring, and the characters are quite interesting. The only disappointment is the love story between the hero and the silver dragon: what should have been a moving and heart breaking love story is instead quite sterile and un-moving. Despite the shortcoming, it is quite an enjoyable book that I strongly recommend it to all Dragonlance fans.This is also the first volume of Knaak's Dragonlance Minotaurs series (see: http://goo.gl/xktKz for details).
—Marco

This was the first fantasy book that I ever read. I picked it up while my family was on vacation in Florida, I was in the 5th grade or so at the time. To a 5th grader, prose and plot and character development meant a lot less to me than now. I'm sure by adult standards Dragonlance seems cliche and shallow but in the 5th grade and through high school it led me into a fantastic world of dragons, war, and magic. For nostalgia and for the significant role it played in leading me to the world of fantasy five stars.
—Matt Ashbrock

A very well-written and gripping tale of one of the greatest knight of Solamnia there ever existed in the Dragonlance setting. The book depicts a great man aspiring to knighthood in a world that's falling to the forces of darkness. The epic plot is nothing new, but the other characters in the book all serve to highlight to strength of the main character's convictions and honour. The main character is the very symbol of the shining knight in armor, and the way he's portrayed still makes him a flawed human who strives for the perfection of what it means to be a knight.
—David

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