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Minerva the Bookwyrm Captain
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 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:40 am
Margaret Weis has many of her own books, as well as a huge amount co-written with Tracy Hickman. What does everyone think of her work?
I have many of her Dragonlance books that the library was getting rid of, but I haven't read them yet. I read the Death Gate Cycle series, which was AMAZING! biggrin
For anyone who hasn't read her material, her books are ones that you must pay close attention to while reading, so if you're in the mood for a quick read, then stay away.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:03 pm
I...wasn't too fussed about the Dragonlance books, actually. My husband babbled and gawped about their awesomeness, so I read them. They were...okay. I'm stumped as to why they're considered classics of fantasy literature, since there are plenty of authors who've done better work. Maybe they were just some of the first? So yeah. I agreed to read the Dragonlance series, as well as Spearwielder's Tale(by the man who went on to invent Drizzt Do'Urden), which read like a gaming campaign write-up. As payment, I demanded that he read my childhood fantasy classic of all time, LOTR. He has acknowledged that I win, and apologized for making me read the other stuff. But at least now I understand what he's on about when he talks about Kender.
Has Ms. Weiss' writing gotten better as she went on, Minerva? I wouldn't be surprised, but it would be good to know.
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Minerva the Bookwyrm Captain
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:43 pm
NannyOgg Has Ms. Weiss' writing gotten better as she went on, Minerva? I wouldn't be surprised, but it would be good to know.
The characters show the darker sides and imperfections of humanity. Haplo, the only character in every book in the series, has a strong sense of duty, but he considers most people beneath him, and is thus very unsympathetic to their troubles. In the first book, there's a 10 year-old boy aptly named Bane that represents how a child's selfishness and sense of importance can be catastrophic. In the third book, there's a necromancer that is a good person, but when his people are in danger he does cruel things to try and protect them, showing how people compromise their principles during times of desperation. Alfred, who is in multiple books throughout the series, is a genuinely kind old man, but he's a coward that's useless in a crisis.
Those are just a few examples.
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 12:22 pm
Okay then, mental note to myself: loiter in bookstore, peruse The Death Gate Cycle. Thanks! It's always nice to get a recommendation.
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