Morten Brattbakk wrote:
> It hasn't? I haven't bothered to read the books, but from what little
> I've heard and read of blurbs there is at least the attempt to have
> more organic development of the setting. Can anyone a bit less pro-5A
> biased than Craig and more knowledgable than me describe and judge the
> direction of the setting post-WoS?
Hmm, let's see...
Doug Niles wrote a trilogy about the Knights of Solamnia inventing
gunpowder and setting up an emperor. Started interesting but, typical
Niles, completely reinvents Dragonlance as he has done so many times
before.
Margaret Weis is doing a trilogy about Mina's ***-Vampires. We've been
waiting year after year for this one to complete; some big changes hinge
upon its third installment.
Thompson and Cook have been doing a trilogy about the Elves. Gilthas found
a hidden valley that he wants to make into the new Elven homeland;
meanwhile ****thios is reconquering Qualinesti. Very interesting, though as
usual with these authors, has an unusual approach to magic and the
paranormal. But Gilthas has definitely emerged as the most sympathetic
character probably in all of Dragonlance. Ever.
Chris Pierson wrote a trilogy about Taladas. Although I was disappointed
to
see him take so many liberties with the previous Taladas material--
reinventing as he saw fit, and destroying things left and right, it was
very well done in its own right. In many ways the most fulfilling books
since the Holy Six--stuff REALLY HAPPENS in this series. Though I haven't
read the third installment yet, so I can't comment fully.
Cam Banks wrote two modules about, well, a lot of stuff, but essentially,
Chemosh is involved, and Frost and many lesser Dragon Lords, and
Gilthanas.
He basically built upon every Dragonlance product ever written.
Mary Herbert wrote a trilogy that involved the Brutes invading Ansalon,
and
detailing their homeland. Apparently the third book is worth it, but I had
a real hard time with the first two, since they largely involved female
characters enjoying tea parties together and gossiping about those
pig-headed males--especially the hidebound KoS, of course. Yawn, if not
puke.
Rick Knaak wrote a trilogy that was supposed to be the next Core series
after WoS, but turned out to be a rather inconsequential civil war within
the Minotaur nation, between Sargonnas followers and Morgion followers, if
I recall correctly? The Ogre Titans were mentioned, and they're getting
their own trilogy next.
There are some other things going on, but that's about it. So many core
issues left undecided in WoS still have yet to amount to anything, in my
opinion. The elves just go from suffering to suffering, and as far as I
can
tell they are going to end up a rare or "lost race" on Krynn. But probably
they will either hold a part of Qualinesti, or settle in a hidden vale, or
both. Valthonis has yet to play any part. The nature of Mina is apparently
still a huge mystery--more so than ever before. No idea what will happen
with regard to the fact that the pantheons are unbalanced. Still no clue
what happened to Chaos. No word on whether Astinus will be back. Regards.
--Falconer
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