Stories about the Summer of Chaos crisis which brought an end to the Fourth Age.
Prerequisite: Before exploring the stories of this era, the reader should definitely first read the Classic Core.
Core books of this era: The Second Generation and Dragons of Summer Flame. These should be read first, after which any stories of this era will be open to you.
The Second Generation
The children of heroes. A fabulous quest to retrieve the Graystone Gem. The legend of Raistlin’s daughter. Many years ago, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman told the story of how the Companions of the Lance fought to save the world from sliding into darkness, fought to restore the fragile…
More info →Dragons of Summer Flame
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 begins to shift. The pendulum moves into light. Distraught by a grievous loss, the…
More info →The Doom Brigade
As the War of the Lance ended in defeat for the forces of the Dark Queen, a group of her draconian soldiers left the field of battle. The draconians of the First Dragonarmy Engineers concluded that war has one big disadvantage—it can get a fellow killed. Led by their stalwart commander, a Bozak…
More info →The Dragons of Chaos
The Chaos War Rages. For fans of Dragons of Summer Flame, this is a new short-story collection, featuring the brave heroes, dark villains, differing races, and all varieties of dragons of TSR’s most popular fantasy world—Krynn. Edited by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, this volume…
More info →The History of Dragonlance
Being the Notes, Journals, & Memorabilia of Krynn. Here within the walls of the Great Library of Palanthas, you will find a treasure trove of information on the world of Krynn and its inhabitants. Visitors to that enchanted realm have left with us records of their journeys. Feel free to browse…
More info →Seeds of Chaos
Krynn swelters in the grip of unnatural heat—a summer so dry and scorching the very world seems ready to burst into flame. Across this baked landscape, Lord Ariakan’s armies of Dark Knights weep unchecked. Finally, the great city of Palanthas, the jewel in Ansalon’s crown, awaits the onslaught…
More info →Chaos Spawn
In the heat of an unnaturally warm summer, the Knights of Takhisis conquer nearly every inch of Ansalon, even the glorious city of Palanthas. Mere days later a messenger arrives in Palanthas bearing a dire missive: Something wiped out the Knights posted at the Tower of the High Clerist…
More info →Tears of the Night Sky
While Palin Majere and Steel Brightblade make their way into the Shoikan Grove, Crysania searches for the answers to the questions deep in her soul. With the gods' attention on the Chaos War, Crysania travels to the Temple in Neraka bearing the Dragon Stones. With her are Tandar, a White Robe transformed into a tiger, the mage's brother, his wife, and a dwarven priest. Will Crysania and Tandar both find what they are looking for?
More info →The Siege of Mount Nevermind
From Wizards.com: "When agents of the Dark try to enlist the gnomes in the Chaos War, they do not reckon with an assortment of well-intentioned heroes, a brilliant (well, not that brilliant) gnome inventor, and the indomitable noble gnome spirit."
More info →Reavers of the Blood Sea
From Wizards.com: "The minotaur pirates of the Blood Sea face a terrible choice as the world around them seems to crumble during the Summer of Chaos."
More info →The Puppet King
Gilthas, the son of Tanis Half-Elven and Laurana Kanan, has been placed on the throne of Qualinesti against his will to act as a puppet king of the elven senators and prevent the unification of the two elven nations. The elves assume that since Gilthas is half-human that he would be easy to control and manipulate to do their will. But Gilthas has both his mother and his father in him, and the "puppet king" might not be as easy to control as they think...
More info →The Last Thane
The Hylar are beset from all sides by the other clans for Thorbardin. Following the summer of flame, the Hylar have come under attack for mysterious reasons — but the majority of the Hylar army was out fighting the Chaos War. In any event, this is the story of the perseverance (and stubbornness) which kept the Life-Tree and its inhabitants intact!
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