Dragons of the Dwarven Depths: The Lost Chronicles, Volume 1 Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Okay, this wasn't total junk. This was my first Dragonlance book, and although it did keep me awake while I was driving for the first 3 hours, it failed after that and I had to grab a Louis L'Amour book for the remaining 17 hours--it was not gripping. My main complaint was the insulting way it treats race. We are supposed to accept that because one character is a dwarf, certain characteristics are givens, and that if someone else is a kender (sort of like a hobbit with small feet, long ears, and kleptomania) that certain other characteristics are set in stone and impossible to change. The authors are racial determinists and rely far too heavily on racial stereotypes instead of genuine character development. That's fine for a 6-year old who wants to put the world into pigeon holes, but I found it tiring. Which is deadly when you're driving your family in a minivan at 3am. I should note that the 12th CD was missing from the set of 13, and I found that I missed almost nothing. Everything turned out exactly the way I had expected at the end of CD 11, with the exception of a gold dragon showing up. I also must say that the inclusion of a brass dragon in the middle of the story was useless, and that the journey through Skullcap was full of logic problems, such as why a mechanism would be rusty after 300 years but still useable (after that long, anything mechanical that is rusted becomes completely useless, or why torches would still be useful. And it was clearly stated that Teka took Rabbitslayer with her back to camp, but Tass has it with him later in the story. I should have given it 1.5 stars, but since that isn't an option, it gets 2. I might consider reading another Dragonlance book if it is available on CD and I'm going to have a lot of time to kill. But chances are, I will find something much better. "

" It was like catching up with old friends. "

" Almost as good as the Chronicles! I would recommend this book (1st in a trilogy) to anyone who was seriously disappointed by the War of Souls Trilogy. (like myself...) "

" I liked this book, but was disappointed in a few parts. I'm still looking forward to the next one though! "

" this book was good, but I did not know it was a middle part of another series. (hence -LOST chronicles) It was good enough for me to get the first book in the dragon series so I know what is going on a little bit. "

" Good read, must be read after Dragons of Autumn Twilight from the original Chronicles trilogy as it further explains details on the event occuring afterward. Fans of the Dragonlance series will be happy to see all the original characters return in these side adventures. Can't get enough of Tas! "

" Que bueno que se completaron los nudos pendientes. Fue genial volver a leer sobre esos personajes y vivir aventuras con ellos. "

" The companions travel to Skullcap and Thorbadin after defeating Verminaard to find sanctuary for the refugees with them and obtain the Hammer of Kharas. "

" This book is an answer to anyone who wondered what happened to the characters between the original chronicles series. It is another great bit of work on the part of Weis and Hickman. I couldn't put it down, having often read hundreds of pages in a single day. "

" again, great book - filled in one of the two gaps in the original trilogy "

" i finished it quite a while ago...just haven't been back the web page to update...was an excellent book...i highly recommend if you are a Dragonlance fan! "

" Not as well written as the original Chronicles, but fun if you like the Dragonlance universe. "

" It was good to revisit old friends from when I was an early teen, but while the story was fun and adventurous, it's really nothing to write home about. I vastly preferred the Chronicles books...but then again, that might also have been because I was 13. :) "

" Not great, not awful, you know how it's going to end. But very nostalgic, reminded me of the original chronicles when everyone was happy, alive and together "

" well, i am enjoying being in the world of Krynn again, but I guess knowing how it all ends, reading this book just doesn't impart the same feelings as the original Dragonlance chronicles. I actually want to go back and read those again. "

" Great book. Brought back good memories. Glad to see the gang in action again. Tas, Tanis, Sturm, Flint, Raistling and Caramon. Really good story and can't wait to read the second one of the series. Might decide to start my DragonLance journey all over again. "

" I thought the storyline wasn't that intersting and I had no sympathy or interest in the characters, and I like fantasy in general. I didn't end up finishing it. "

" It was good, but I'm not sure these books are all the necessary. Seems like a re-hash. I'll read the next two though. "

" It's Dragonlance with the Companions, of course it's fabulous! "

" Its dragon lance how can it be anything but 5 stars. I love the retelling of part of the original story from a different angle and more in depth. It was perfect. "

" Good book. Took me back to Krynn, Solace, and the time of the Dragonwars. a few slight errors, but not enough to spoil the book "

" An excellent tale by two master storytellers. A true representation of what the fantasy adventure genre should aspire to. "

" It was good to revisit old friends from when I was an early teen, but while the story was fun and adventurous, it's really nothing to write home about. I vastly preferred the Chronicles books...but then again, that might also have been because I was 13. :) "

" i love, love, love, love, love the interaction of tas and flint <3 <3 "

" this book was good, but I did not know it was a middle part of another series. (hence -LOST chronicles) It was good enough for me to get the first book in the dragon series so I know what is going on a little bit. "