And the final Tales novel is finished. Finally. Reading all the Tales novels (6) in a row feels like I've read several novels. As a result, I need some time off regarding Dragonlance. :PIn any case, The War Of The Lance seems to be, in my opinion, the best of the pack. It's got the most stories that appealed to me. An overview:Good:2) Raistlin And The Knight Of Solamnia3) Dead On Target5) The Promised Place6) Clockwork Hero9) The Hand That Feeds10) The Vingaard CampaignNot so good:1) Lorac4) War Machines7) The Night Wolf8) The Potion Sellers11) The Story That Tasslehoff Promised He Would Never, Ever, Ever TellSome are good, especially when meeting up with old heroes again (brothers Majere). Others are just plain boring or maybe the story is good, but the ending is then very weak and flat.These Tales are indeed just tales, nothing important, though a few do contribute to understanding certain things and circumstances a bit better. Tasslehoff's story was nice, but too much chatter about what made the Dragonlances so "special". Still, it's told by a kender, so what do you expect?
Wow. I have even less memories of these stories than I do for "The Cataclysm". Interestingly enough, both of the ones I remember in detail, and liked, were gnome stories, another race that doesn't seem to bother me nearly as much as it does everyone else: "War Machines" is one of those stories that I kept thinking would work really well as a comic book, or at least an illustrated story. And "Clockwork Hero" had a happily-ever-after ending that I wasn't expecting, which is always nice.The rest? Huh. Nothing's coming back.
What do You think about The War Of The Lance (1992)?
Una piccola antologia di racconti brevi e avvincenti che hanno per protagonisti il mago Raistlin e il fratello gemello di quest’ultimo, Caramon. Determinato, sotto l’aspetto gracile e malaticcio, il primo, forte e pragmatico, il secondo. I due, apparentemente così diversi, uniscono le loro forze, le tenebrose arti magiche di Raistlin e il valore guerriero di Caramon per combattere i loro nemici.
—Matteo Pellegrini
