With what long time fans consider to be the 'holy six' out of the way, you can begin reading other novels. Like the Chronicles, other books assume that you know what happened in the Legends series, so I would recommend that you read Time of the Twins, War of the Twins, and Test of the Twins next.
In addition to being the second series published, this series explores the relationship between Raistlin and Caramon, and also introduces the reader to more detail about the Cataclysm and the events immediately before and after it. Once you've finished the first three books, read the Legends trilogy. Chronicles introduces you to the major gods, important characters, and important events and organizations that other books assume you already know about. This is the first set of books written about the Dragonlance world, and will give you the foundation for everything else. The best way to get started is to begin with the Chronicles series, comprised of three books: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning. While the same is true about Chronicles (it hints at events in history that are explained in other books), these "previous" books are written with that in mind, so it would be my strong recommendation you read Chronicles first. In addition to making the assumption that you know about some of the concepts introduced in Chronicles, some of the novels that are "first" in the chronological order will inevitably spoil the events that happen in Chronicles and in other novels that occur further into the future of the timeline. I would read the Classic core novels first, followed by the Fifth Age core novels, and then the Age of Mortals core novels, and finally the Historical core books.įor the record, I don't recommend that you read the novels in chronological order-or, at the very least, that you do not try to read the novels in chronological order until you have completed the Chronicles, and possibly the Legends series as well. The short version is to read the core novels from each time period and then branch out into the various supplemental novels. With the discussion of the list organization and time periods out of the way, here are my recommendations on reading order. The Age of Mortals period represents the 'current' time period in Dragonlance writing, and the vast majority of novels going forward will be set in this time period and will move the setting forward from here. At the conclusion of the War of Souls trilogy, the world entered a new age, the Age of Mortals. The Fifth Age continued until 421 AC, when the events recounted in the War of Souls trilogy drastically changed the course of history once again. Novels that occur after 383 AC are part of the Fifth Age period, beginning with the first series in the new period, titled the Dragons of a New Age trilogy. This novel is the final entry in the Classic era. In the 1990s, the Dragonlance saga moved from the Fourth Age of the world into the Fifth Age of the world, due to some major events that occurred in the storyline, specifically in a novel titled Dragons of Summer Flame, which is set in 383 AC. The Classic time period takes place 9,300 years after the beginning of recorded history, and the Historical period includes any novels that take place prior to 350 AC (roughly the start of the War of the Lance). The Historical designation is for novels that flesh out the back-story of Dragonlance.
Despite the fact that the setting has evolved significantly since the first novels were published, the War of the Lance time period is where the setting has its roots, and this is known on the list as the 'Classic' time period. When Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman began writing Dragonlance novels in 1984, they wrote their first series, Chronicles, during the time of the War of the Lance.
Other notable writers within the series include Richard A. The most important books of the Dragonlance series were written by the authoring team of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The world of Dragonlance was the first fictional world to be professionally produced as a role-playing game world, with product tie-ins (novels, role-playing modules, figurines, etc.) prepared and manufactured when it was first released. (Wizards of the Coast was subsequently purchased by Hasbro, Inc, in 1999.) Wizards of the Coast has licensed Sovereign Press to publish further Dragonlance game material. It is currently published by the company that purchased TSR in 1997, Wizards of the Coast. to supplement their Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game products. To further differentiate it from other similar fantasy settings, Dragonlance is supposed to have a (fairly unique in fantasy) post-apocalyptic feel, although this emphasis has considerably lessened over the years.
Draconians and kenders are creatures unique to this fantasy world. Dragonlance is a large series of fantasy books, and a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting.