Reddit reviews Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance Chronicles, Volume I)

Totally the Dragonlance Chronicles:

• Dragons of Autumn Twilight
  
• Dragons of Winter Night
  
• Dragons of Spring Dawning
  
  Often sold as a big trilogy.

You're a good friend! Here are some ideas for you that could fit a variety of budgets:

• Nifty gamer t-shirts at Armor Class 10
  
  
• Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It
  
  
• The original D&D animated series on DVD
  
  
• The Dragonlance series of novels, starting here. These are very popular. If your friend hasn't tried D&D fiction yet, it's a good place to start.
  
  
• Really nice premium Original D&D boxed set. This one's harder to find, but a great collectible if your friend is interested in the game as it originally appeared. It comes in a sweet engraved wooden box and a set of dice as well and includes reprints of seven of the original books:
  Volume 1: Men & Magic
  Volume 2: Monsters & Treasure
  Volume 3: Underworld & Wilderness Adventures
  Supplement I: Greyhawk
  Supplement II: Blackmoor
  Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry
  Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes
  
  
• Premium versions of AD&D sourcebooks. These were released a couple of years ago but you can still find them. Really nice and again a good look at the game as it was.
  
  I hope this helps. Of course peeps also recommended great dice bags and dice, etc. It depends on your friend and his taste. Good luck!
  
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> What's wrong with Kender?

Instead of letting others answer this for you, you should read the Dragonlance books. They're actually pretty ok. :)

The first set of Dragonlance books are really good. I think there are 3? Maybe 4. They follow the seasons.
https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Autumn-Twilight-Dragonlance-Chronicles/dp/0786915749

Given the books you've listed and the fact that you're posting in /r/fantasy then I would like to recommend one of my favorite, (scratch that) my all time favorite, fantasy series - The Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy.

http://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Autumn-Twilight-Dragonlance-Chronicles/dp/0786915749/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407581025&sr=8-1&keywords=dragonlance+chronicles+trilogy

That up there ^ is the first book of the trilogy. It's a classic and is simply amazing. After you finish that trilogy give the second trilogy a shot - Legends Trilogy.

http://www.amazon.com/Time-Twins-Dragonlance-Legends-Volume/dp/0786918047/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1247M4J05AVSEACM71A7

^ there's your first book in that. That completes the holy 6 of books in the dragonlance series.

Dragons of Autumn Twilight. took me 4 months to get through it all, but led to me reading so much more.

http://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Autumn-Twilight-Dragonlance-Chronicles/dp/0786915749

Dragonlance Chronicles! Actually based on D&D :D
There are dozens of books. I'm already at my 10th or so book.

Start with theses ;)

http://www.amazon.de/Dragons-Autumn-Twilight-Dragonlance-Novel/dp/0786915749/

http://www.amazon.de/Dragons-Winter-Night-Dragonlance-Novel/dp/0786916095/

http://www.amazon.de/Dragons-Spring-Dawning-Dragonlance-Novel/dp/0786915897/

RA Salvatore's recommendation for Drizzt: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10152944925124811&id=54142479810


Read the Dragonlance Chronicles: https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Autumn-Twilight-Dragonlance-Chronicles/dp/0786915749

Most people agree those are the best of the Dragonlance series so start there.

One series will keep him occupied for ages. DRAGONLANCE! There's something like 30 books in the series. Start with the book called Dragons of Autumn Twilight

If he doesn’t have much in the way of 3rd party content, I’d get him the [Tome of Beasts](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1936781565/ref=mp_s_a_1_1 ie=UTF8&qid=1523552464&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=tome+of+beasts&dpPl=1&dpID=61%2BwXcuEGfL&ref=plSrch) from Kobold Press. It’s full of enemies that are lacking in the Mm and VGtM, like high CR monsters and Fey.

Alternatively, if he likes reading, get him Matt Coville’s book [Priest](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0615512151/ref=mp_s_a_1_1 ie=UTF8&qid=1523553476&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=priest+matt&dpPl=1&dpID=41ZD3imHCkL&ref=plSrch). I haven’t read it, but I’ve heard nothing but good things. There’s also the Drizz’t series by R.A. Salvatore starting with Homeland, the Dragonlance series by Weis and Hickman, Discworld by Terry Pratchett, etc.

If he’s more into games, you could get him Divinity: Original Sin 2 on Steam. It’s basically DnD the game, if I had to describe it in a sentence.

All the books are normally around $6-10 dollars, and both the Tome Of Beasts and the game go on sale for around $30 fairly often.

Why not start with the Dragonlance series? Dragons of Autumn Twilight is a pretty good start - an epic type story. Or The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore - story about a young cleric on an epic quest. These might be exactly what you are looking for. You might also check out Gotrek & Felix series for more hardcore fantasy. Well, anything Warhammer is awesome :) - especially if you'd like to check out the WH40K universe - The Horus Heresy series is just amazing.

No problem.

https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Autumn-Twilight-Dragonlance-Chronicles/dp/0786915749

Here are some fantasy/sci-fi books that I liked at that age, or would have liked had they been published. A couple of them have some sexual content, but nothing overly detailed.

DEFINITELY "The Dark is Rising" series. They're short, but excellent. Also The Hunger Games is a good bet (never read the sequels, but that first book is great). Other suggestions: The Name of the Wind, Waylander, Rose of the Prophet, 1984, To Your Scattered Bodies Go, The Strain, any of the Dragonlance books (I would start at the beginning, with Dragons of Autumn Twilight), or nearly anything by Stephen King.

I'd also recommend The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis. It's been a million years since I read them, but I vividly remember enjoying them. :)