Dragon Lance Novels

[HappyHands]

Even though I knew aboutthem for years I didn't get into Dragon Lance untill a couple of mounths back. I gotta tell ya folks I am hooked. I read the Annodated Ledgends and it was great, now I'm reading Dragon's of Autom Twilight and it is realy good too. I will be starting on Dragon's of Winter Night (2nd in the Cronacles) and when I'm done with Cronicales I'll start on Preludes. I've heard the 5th age books arn't that good, but I'd like opinions from others. I also inted to get the Heroes series as well.

 

[chode]

the Cronacles.....That is my all time favorite book. I had the big one with all three books bound into one. I have a library at my parents house in a box somewhere of forrgotten realms and dragon lance books. They were my favorite. Forgotten realms had an awesome series i have to try and remember.......shit....I dunno. If and when i recall the title ill let ya know, if you liked the chronicles youd love this trilogy. And a couple years ago i discovered it had three more books written in its series.

 

[Cosmo_ac]

ah, i have the death gate series. Personal fave of mine, though i wish they had made a sequel. For some reason the series just didn't seem complete.

 

[HappyHands]

Cool

I'm glad I started this thread. What I will most likely do is get everything involving the Conpanions, pre Conpanions (aka Heroes) and if I like it everything up to the War of Souls trilagy. But i still need to get through Chronicles. As for charater development, I felt there was alot of that in the Ledgends serries. Caromon real showed what he was made of by the time the third book was over.

 

[chode]

I always loved the series, i thought when i was a kid, that these should be a movie. It would be so awesome.

 

[HappyHands]

Dream Cast...

I have some ideas about casting for a D.L. movie...

Brandon Frasier as Caramon
Tom Welling as Raistlin
The Rock as Riverwind
Eliesh Cuthbert as Laurana
Cathrine Bell as Kitiara
Haiden Christensen as Tannis
Micheal Clark Dunkam as Lord Soth

I've got more but it will have to wait.

 

[slacker2114]

Ah, the Death Gate Cycle. What a great series!

I'm only still reading the first book of the 'Legends' trilogy, but I have friends that read them and say that Raistlin is a baaaaad man. Mainly, though, I read Forgotten Realms. Here's a few suggestions for anyone who has never read any of those...

ANYTHING from R. A. Salvatore (Drizzt RULES!!!)
The Avatar Trilogy by various FR writers.
Ed Greenwood's 'Elminster' books.
'The Return of the Archwizards' trilogy from Troy Denning

 

[HappyHands]

The Rock as Riverwind...

As for the idea of a Dragon Lance movie I have a few ideas for a cast. of course the would have to be three movies (based on cronicles), and here is some ideas i've had for casting...

Haden Christiansen as Tannis
Vego Mortinson as Sturm Brightblade
Dwane "The Rock" Johnson as Riverwind
Tom Welling as Raistlin
Brandon Fraisure as Caramon
Elisha Cuthbert as Laurana
Cathrine Bell as Kitiara

Forms of the Dark Queen
Dark Mistress: Angeliena Jolie
Dark Warrior: Chynna Doll
The Hydra: CGI

Thats what I've got so far, what do you think.

 

[chode]

I dont think well known actors should be cast in these roles. KNow what i mean? The lord of the rigs cast wasnt a group of huge stars. I would rather see some unknowns in this one.

 

[HappyHands]

I stand by the Rock...

You have a poin Yjgfm, but I stand by the Rock, Welling, and Brandon Frasier as Riverwind, Raistlin and Caramon, and Micheal Clark Dunham as Lord Soth. After all if your going to do Cronicols why not do ledgens as well.

 

[Brookie]

I read the Drangonlance legends recently.

My question is, who among the many characters, do you think you are most similar to.

For me its Tasselhoff .....In almost all respects except for kleptomania and height.

I also wonder which actor could play Crysania....who though stunning plays a rather cold frigid being for the most part.

 

[mykal]

I was first exposed to DragonLance when I was in high school, during the late 1980's. At that time Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, used to come to GenCon in Milwaukee, WI and put on a show as well as hosting an AD&D game known as killer breakfast. The motto was, the more entertaining you were, the longer you lived.

However, the best of all was that every year, they would host a party in their hotel suites and just tell stories and sing songs. During those times we also got to meet some of the people that the characters in the books were based on. What a great time that was.

 

[HappyHands]

Just Had an insperation...

I'm into the home stretch of the first cronicales book, and it dawned on me Tripple H would be great as Verminaard. I migh try Camren Diaz as Gold moon, but her price might be realy high. I also think the little guy who fights the rock in The Rundown might be cool as Tasselehoff. It's gotta be Robin Willaims as Fizbin