From AudioFile
Weis and Hickman return to the hugely successful Dragonlance series with a war against the big guy himself, who is named Chaos but is actually the creator of everything. He's portrayed as a towering giant who can be subdued by a minor wound and a magical trick. All the usual fantasy elements are here: magic, elf-like fellows, spells, magicians, thieves, swords and sorcery. Reader Wanda McCaddon proceeds with rousing British intonations, bringing emotional effect through changes in pacing. She makes no attempt at character deline-ation but is expressive and surprisingly effective, mainly because she's obviously having a fine time. D.R.N. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine


Midwest Book Review
The war of the Lance is long over. The seasons come and go. The pendulum of the world swings. Now is is a hot parched summer such as no one on Krynn had ever known before. The uneasy balance starts to shift. Distraught by a grievous loss, the young mage Palin Majere seeks to enter the Abyss in search of his lost uncle, the infamous archmage Raistlin. The Dark Queen has found new champions. Devoted followers, loyal to the death, the Knights of Takhisis follow the Vision to victory. A dark paladin, Steel Brightblade, rides to attack the High Clerist's Tower, the fortress his father died defending. On a small island, the mysterious Irda captures as ancient artifact and use it to ensure their own safety. Usha, child of the Irda, arrives in Pananthas claiming that she is Raistlin's daughter. The summer will be deadly. Perhaps it will be the last summer Ansalon will ever know. Dragons Of Summer Flame is action-packed heroic fantasy at its best!


Book Description
Summer has come to Krynn, a summer unlike any before. The sun bears down on land and sea, searing the world with relentless light and heat. Clouds and rain are nowhere to be found, and even the darkness of night brings little relief from the strange and oppressive day.

Meanwhile, those who commune regularly with their gods are uneasy. Every day, their deities become more distant, more difficult to reach. Clerics' prayers go unanswered, and magic goes awry. As the tension on Ansalon builds, estranged cousins Palin Majere and Steel Brightblade search for an explanation. It soon becomes evident that more than just magic is at stake.

The fate of all Krynn hangs in the balance.

This is a new paperback edition of Dragonlance cocreators Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's first hardcover New York Times bestseller. It is the direct prequel to the current War of Souls trilogy. This edition features a new cover design that ties into the recent rereleases



About the Author
MARGARET WEIS and TRACY HICKMAN began their collaboration on the Dragonlance series more than 15 years ago. They are coauthors of the recent New York Times bestseller Dragons of a Lost Star. Weis lives in Wisconsin, and Hickman lives in Utah.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Many years ago, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman began spinning out the cycle of the War of the Lance, beginning with a cluster of hearthmates and long-time friends at the Inn of the Last Home. Where that journey would take the two new authors, let alone the characters they introduced to the reading world, could not have been guessed by even the most visionary seer. Now they return to Ansalon to finish the cycle of seasons begun with Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning. They have come to bring summer to the circle, and with it an end ... and a beginning.

FROM THE CRITICS

AudioFile - Don Wismer