Dragonlance: Chronicles Series by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Lifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then... moreLifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then. Not until a chance encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman, who bears a magical crystal staff, draws the companions deeper into the shadows, forever changing their lives and shaping the fate of the world.No one expected them to be heroes.Least of all, them. less

More than three million readers have witnessed the return of the dragons...And now the books that began the best-selling 'dragonlance' saga are collected in their entirety in this special edition, along with all of the artwork from the trilogy. This splendid collector's edition is a must for the millions of readers who fell in love with the fantasy world of Krynn.

They won their first real battle in the war for Krynn, but the war has only just begun for the Companions! Friendships born in conflict will be torn apart. Hope will rest on the shoulders of a disgraced Knight and his two inexperienced companions. Worlds long divided by hatred and prejudice will either band together in a last struggle against darkness - or perish for all time.

Finally armed with dragonlances, a group of heroes, composed of a knight, barbarian, dwarf, and half-elf, faces a deadly showdown with the evil dragons and Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness.

The War of the Lance is long over. The seasons come and go. The pendulum of the world swings. Now it is summer. A hot parched summer, such as no one on Krynn has 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 archamge Raistlin.The Dark Queen has found new champions. Devoted followers, loyal to the death, the Knights of Takhisis follow the Vision to victory... moreThe War of the Lance is long over. The seasons come and go. The pendulum of the world swings. Now it is summer. A hot parched summer, such as no one on Krynn has 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 archamge 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 myeterious Irda capture an ancient artifact and use it to ensure their own safety. Usha, child of the Irda, arrives in Palathaas claiming that she is Raistlin’s daughter. The summer will be deadly. Perhaps it will be the last summer Ansalon will ever know. less

As the Companions struggle to protect a beautiful barbarian princess and her mystical staff, dragons from the distant past, summoned by the Dark Queen, gather to ravage the world of Krynn, and the War of the Lance begins.

As the band of Companions fight to keep the nations united against the Dark Queen, an unlikely leader arises.

The reunion of old friends--an outcast in love with a princess, a would-be warrior, a wizard in training, a knight, an elderly dwarf, and a childlike kender--becomes a final struggle to save their homeland from the Dark Queen's wrath.

As the Companions stand on the threshold of victory against the Queen of Darkness, they find themselves at risk of losing everything they have fought for when a new darkness surfaces from within, testing their alliance and faith.

The Companions separate as the land is torn apart by war, with some journeying to the Icewall, and the others attempting to help an elf princess save her home.

The Dark Queen's dragon armies are on the move, conquering all who oppose them. The land of Ansalon is about to disappear into darkness forever. But a new leader has arisen. As the Golden General leads the forces of good to war, the companions must fight their own battles. Some will rise, some will fall, all in one last, desperate attempt to keep light from departing the world forever.