These are the publication eras of Dragonlance fiction:
- Historical
- Preludes
- Classic ← start here!
- Chaos War
- Fifth Age
- War of Souls
- Age of Mortals
Generally speaking, within each era there are Core novels, which progress the main saga and establish the basics of the timeline, and Supplemental novels and stories, which explore and flesh out the various peoples and events of the era. Therefore, we recommend you progress era by era, beginning with the Classics and branching out, unlocking the era by reading its Core books and reading whatever Supplemental books interest you.
You may also be interested in a list of just the Core books.
Or, you may wish to browse all the books in publication order, below.
The Cataclysm
From Wizards.com: This collection of tales is edited by the creators of the Dragonlance mythology. The Cataclysm contains a number of short stories by popular Dragonlance authors as well as a novella by Weis and Hickman.
More info →Night of the Dragons
The second part of the 'young readers' edition of Dragons of Autumn Twilight.
More info →Crown of Thieves
From Wizards.com: After battling an ancient sorceress, Elidor's friends were heartbroken, convinced he was dead. They were wrong. One year later, Elidor awakens deep in the bowels of Maddoc's keep. A slender crown sits upon his head. Its magic keeps his body among the living, but its salvation comes at a price. As Elidor struggles to keep the crown out of the hands of an evil wizard, he finds himself drawn back to the one place that frightens him the most: his own past.
More info →The Dragon Isles
From Wizards.com: The Dragon Isles takes place exclusively in an area of the Dragonlance world that has never before been explored in any novel or short story. The Crossroads series fleshes out previously unexplored areas of the Dragonlance world.
More info →Brass Dragon Codex
Mourning the loss of his parents, orphaned baby brass dragon Kyani ventures out into the desert to find something to eat, and finds a gnome named Hector instead. When he saves Hector from certain death by giant centipede, he thinks he's found a friend for life.
Hector is not so sure he wants a chatty, hungry brass dragon following his every move. But with a group of Solamnic knights and a settlement of dwarves ready to go to blows over the marvelous invention Hector guards with his life -and a thief stalking that very device -he may need the help that only a fun-loving brass dragon can provide.
More info →Flight of the Fallen
From the cover: Things could not possibly get worse for Linsha Majere. The outpost she was sworn to defend has fallen to an invading army. Her fellow knights are hunting her as a traitor, and the dragon eggs she has sword to protect are now in the hands of her most feared enemy. As hope dwindles, Linsha must make one last, desperate strike at the enemy.
More info →The Elven Nations Trilogy Gift Set
From Wizards.com: These three titles chronicle the rise of the elven people, and the schism between the two nations. The books were originally published in 1991, and they have been unavailable for several years. Last year the three books were brought out again in mass-market format to the delight of the fans.
More info →Theros Ironfeld
In the days before he was known as 'Theros of the Silver Arm,' he was a slave on a minotaur ship traveling throughout Krynn. In addition, a stint as a mercenary soldier also stains Theros's past — up until his conscience tells him to follow the ways of Paladine.
More info →The Dargonesti
A young Qualinesti princess, Vixa, travels by ship to rescue comrades from the lands of Ergoth. However, her ship is engulfed by a mysterious mist and they are taken beneath the wave by strange masters. There is turmoil in the undersea world of the Dargonesti, and to escape Vixa and her elves must conquer it...
More info →The Seventh Sentinel
A promise made by the Orders of High Sorcery many years ago during the Dragon Wars threatens to destroy magic on Krynn. For Lyim, the renegade mage, seeks to destroy the magic which he believes has betrayed him. Only Bram DiThon, nephew of Guerrand, can stop Lyim's evil plot - and he had better, before the gates of the Lost Citadel are breached.
More info →The Best of Tales Vol. I
From Wizards.com: Fantastical monsters and dragons of every hue. Accursed wizards and mysterious villains. Deadly battles and otherworldly spectacles. The untold adventures of the beloved Companions. Here are the collected best short stories of the original Dragonlance Tales series, unfolding a world of heroism, magic, and fantasy. It is a treasury for loyal fans of the saga, and for new readers it is an enthralling introduction to the world of Krynn.
More info →The Nightmare Lands
From Wizards.com: The next Dragonlance novel in the trilogy that launched the entire Dragonlance line, Dragons of Winter Night has been adapted to a format specifically targeted at young readers. The novel has been divided into two volumes, The Nightmare Lands and To the Gates of Palanthas, that are sized to fit the young reader market. These titles contain brand new cover art and interior art and are a continuation of the overall young reader adaptation of the entire Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy.
More info →The Crystal Chalice
From Wizards.com: As the Defiler's curse holds Vael's health hostage, Elidor searches for a way to rescue her without succumbing to the evil wizard's demands. Somewhere within the lost city of Taeloc, a crystal chalice may hold the answers to his prayers. A group of shady mercenaries offers to protect Elidor on the journey and give him the chalice, in exchange for his help in locating the city. Desperate to save his love, Elidor reluctantly agrees. But nothing goes exactly as planned...
More info →The Middle of Nowhere
From Wizards: The latest title in the world-spanning Crossroads series. Popular Dragonlance author Paul B. Thompson pens the latest novel that explores an area of the setting that has previously been mentioned but not previously described in detail to readers.
More info →Silver Dragon Codex
Jace, a high-wire acrobat in a traveling circus, thought he knew the thrill of adventure. But when he meets Belen, a strange girl with no memory of her past, he soon discovers how much more adventure--and danger--awaits him. Not long after Belen joins the circus, a wizard arrives and stops the show--not by magic, but by accusation. Belen is not human, he says: she is a shapeshifting dragon, who destroyed a nearby town. As Jace and Belen set off in a race against time to clear Belen's name and recover her memory, mysterious forces conspire to throw them off track. Can Jace learn to fly through the air with the greatest of ease--on the back of a dragon--before time runs out?
More info →Return of the Exile
Return of the Exile concludes a trilogy that centers on Linsha Majere, the grandchild of one of the central characters in the entire Dragonlance saga. This trilogy advances the story of post-War of Souls events in the Dragonlance world and introduces a major new villain to the setting.
More info →Elven Nations Omnibus
The classic story of Kith-Kanan and the Kinslayer Wars.
The leader of the Silvanesti dies, leaving his twin sons to promote very different course for the elves they lead equally. Other nations see only weakness in the elves, and the brothers cannot lay aside their own differences to lead their people when a bitter territory war begins. It becomes a war of elf against elf, of isolation versus connection, until Kith-Kanan and his followers found the homeland of Qualinost. But their troubles do not stop there.
More info →Knights of the Rose
This time Sir Pirvan the Wayward must devise a plan to defend a fortress against some corrupt Knights of Solamnia, and a mercenary. Joining forces with the unlikely help of fifty elven archers and the powers of a red robed mage, Pirvan will try to advance in the Orders of the Knighthood.
More info →Land of the Minotaurs
This is a continuation of the story of Kaz, friend and companion of Huma Dragonbane. Kaz must return to Mithas on an errand to save his honorable race. With the help of the kender, Delbin, and his mate, Helati, Kaz must challenge what seems like the entire race of minotaurs to save them from one high up in the religious ranks.
More info →The Best of Tales Vol. 2
A second volume of some of Krynn's favorite tales. In addition to some of the stories that are collected here from the other Tales books, the second volume also includes "The Anvil of Time", an original adventure module by Tracy Hickman that was published in Dungeon Magazine #86.
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