Dragons of Spring Dawning
Cover of the first edition
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| Author | Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman |
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| Cover artist | Larry Elmore |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dragonlance Chronicles |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Published | September 1985 (Random House) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 384 (Paperback) |
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| OCLC | 43010894 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3573.E3978 D74 1985 |
| Preceded by | Dragons of Winter Night |
Dragons of Spring Dawning is the third book in the Dragonlance Chronicles series, written by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis. Published in 1985, it continues events from Dragons of Winter Night (1985) and sets up the premise of the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, also written by Weis and Hickman
Originally published in September 1985, this novel has seen multiple reprints with the latest reprint in March 2004. The novel has also been adapted into a 12-issue comic book series.
The book begins with Tanis Half-Elven in Flotsam. Kitiara has recently left for Solamnia to lead the Dragonarmies in their failed attack against the High Clerist's Tower, which was depicted in the previous novel and resulted in the death of Sturm Brightblade. Tanis returns to the other companions, being watched by the draconian Gakhan, Kitiara's personal assassin. Returning to his friends (Goldmoon, Riverwind, Tika Waylan, Caramon and Raistlin Majere), Tanis tells them the half-truth that he was mistaken for an officer by an unspecified Dragon Highlord and forced to continue the impersonation for his own safety.
Later on, the companions depart to Kalaman via Blood Sea of Istar by the ship Perechon, where the mysterious Berem (also called "the Everman" and "the Green Gemstone Man") works as a helmsman. Kitiara leads her forces and her dragon Skie to follow The Perechon. Evading pursuit, Berem steers the ship straight towards the whirlpool at the center of the sea, which was formed over the ruins of Istar city during the Cataclysm. Eventually Kitiara is unable to follow them, but The Perechon is caught in the whirlpool and the heroes realize they're doomed. Raistlin uses his Dragon Orb to teleport away, leaving the rest of companions behind. Soon afterwards, the Perechon tips over the edge of the whirlpool and the rest of the companions vanish beneath the waves.
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