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| Amber and Ashes (Dragonlance: The Dark Disciple, Vol. 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Margaret Weis
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (40 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18912
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0786937424
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780786937424
ASIN: 0786937424
Publication Date: June 28, 2005
Release Date: June 28, 2005
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Product Description
The paperback edition of the new novel from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Weis.
The paperback edition of the opening title in a new trilogy from Dragonlance setting co-creator Margaret Weis takes up where the War of Souls series left off with the central character Mina. While following her story, this new trilogy also explores the chaos that is post-war Krynn. This is Weis's first solo trilogy in the Dragonlance world.
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 Good book, but a little dry. September 16, 2007
This book was good, if a little dry. The main character Mina, isn't strong enough for me to be on her side, or evil enough to be attracted to the dark aspect of the story. The main way that she connects with the god of the dead is through sex. It's kind of lame, considering other characters Weis is famous for (Raist) have greed, ambition, and sheer talent running through their viens. The "hero"(s) in the story are believable, yet they still failed to really inspire me. The death knight was pathetic, I didn't feel any "sothiness" about him at all! But, it won't keep me from buying the sequal. The storyline is good enough to keep me from being bored.
 Mina rises from the ashes October 29, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well after just reading this new piece of literature, and having drowned myself in many a cup of coffee, I disagree entirely with the negative comments cast on the book Amber and Ashes by Margaret Weis. I think it speaks volumes about the return of the gods and magic after the War of Souls trilogy, I also like the fact that the book even goes so far as to peel away the layer of secrecy to unravel the gods mysterious plans and thoughts in greater detail. Further exposing the more mysterious ones, most notably Zeboim and Chemosh. All of this I find compelling and captivating.
The characters in this book were interesting with Mina of course, Rhys hits one out of the park for a homer using emmide, Atta was cool, Nightshade was different as far as kenders go, Ausiras Krell, and so on. It also carries over all to briefly some of the other characters featured in the War of Souls. The only reason I dropped a star was the fact that they did not include the map of Ansalon in this copy. In summation a must read and a thumbs up from my end. Keep 'em coming Margaret!!
 full of typos August 4, 2006
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I thought the plot was ok and I personally like Mina but I had trouble getting through the book because it is full of typos. Very dissapointing quality, editing wise.
Good book July 20, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book itself starts off slow and the main reasoning for that is because it must lay the foundation for the rest of the story arc which will take place in Amber and Iron as well as Amber and Blood. I found this book absolutely enthralling because it further expands on Mina as a character that you can loathe or love. After the defeat of Tahksis in the War of Souls, Mina turns to Chemosh. The main reasoning for this is because she wants to fill the void that has been left by Tahksis and we all know Chemosh as a tricky and capricious god. I find the active roles that the other gods are playing to be exciting as well as refreshing. In all previous books the gods never took a real active role in shaping the world, simply because there was no need to with mortals doing all the shaping for them. Because of Tahksis' betrayal, that has all been changed. Now they work together with mortals to rebuild their world that the Dragon Overlords ruined.
Well written but dull characters June 25, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've read many Weis and Hickman books and this has to be one of the worst main characters I've read about..It gets 3 stars because the story has a sense of purpose,it was well written, and I can't wait to read what happens in the next book,but the major problem with this is the dull main character.. I think Rhys is probably the most boring main character I've ever read about which is half the reason for the 3 stars..Mina is one of my favorite characters because of her loyalty and faithfulnes,but the romance scenes between her and chemosh could have been toned down a notch..I did like Nightshade the Kender but even Chemosh started to get annoying.. Like I said,the main characters seemed a bit dull and boring,but the overall story and direction of the novel was pretty good..
I've taken a break from Weis for a while,but I'll be sure to read Amber and Iron soon to see what happens next :)
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