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陨星之巨龙（Dragons of a Lost Star）
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Wizards of the Coast
Fantasy
Reviewed by Josh Fink
ISBN: 0786918179
玛格利特·魏丝和崔西·西克曼带着他们的最新小说,灵魂之战三部曲的第二部《陨星之巨龙》,再次获得了巨大成功。紧接着1996年出版的《夏焰之巨龙》的故事，灵魂之战三部曲延续着由他们非凡的《龙枪编年史》系列所开创的旅程。第一部《落日之巨龙》纪录了在克莱恩饱受战争痛苦和巨龙困扰的人们中发生的一场史诗般的冲突，这是在混沌之战结束40年后（而离长枪战争的胜利则更遥远）。
在第一部书结尾时，一颗陨星升起。信仰，对古老真神和他们精神的信仰，自从混沌之战后在克莱恩上就不曾再现。然而现在，信仰和希望正渗入克莱恩上人们的生活中。一个新的纪元如破晓般开始，正如人们希望有人能联合这个世界，为了一位不知名的、履行奇迹的神。
米娜(Mina)已经得到了西瓦那斯提,转而把她的目光投向了北方，投向了索兰尼亚。在那里，即将爆发灵魂的战争（the titular war of the souls）。一个来自过去的支持者不顾一切地跟随着米娜(Mina)去寻找答案，或许，甚至去找出那位不知名的神。在无神庇佑的魔法作用下(the result of ungodly magic)，这位朋友再一次焕发青春，也放弃了继续躲在他位于Nightlund沿着灵魂之河(the river of souls)的塔中。与亡魂以及那些爬起来攻击索兰尼亚骑士的死灵生物（long dead）的最终之战，将永远不会被遗忘。它也将会无情地改变无论是生者的人生还是死去英雄的荣耀。
这本书并不仅仅把注意力集中在老朋友们和死灵(dead souls)上。对于奎灵那斯提被龙主绿玉(the Dragon Over Beryl)入侵，同样也给予了部分说明。曾一度宣誓与精灵为敌人的奈拉卡（Nereka怀疑是拼错了，是Neraka）的骑士也起来保卫他们的家园，而在这过程中他们也帮了精灵一把。
《陨星之巨龙》可以被认为是关于龙枪的传奇故事中最好的作品之一。情节上不是魏丝和西克曼典型的风格，其中包括了许多会改变爱好者对于老角色的理解的曲折设计。而一位不知名的神的设想也同样迷人。很长一段时间里，这个大陆上的人们生活在一个没有希望的世界，一个凡人的纪元（an Age of Mortals）里。可是现在，他们要面对神迹与魔法。克莱恩上的人们会有一个怎样的结局呢？
这部书应当是适合于那些铁杆龙枪迷(die-hard)的。无论如何，如果对于魏丝和西克曼这部或其他若干部交错复杂的系列作品而言是个新手的话，这本书和它的角色表（几乎他们全部都来自于别的书中）将会让你相当糊涂，与此同时最终无法使你满意。你可以前去
http://www.dragonlance.com/ 找寻你所需要的关于众多系列里的所有角色和故事的信息。然后在你开始阅读这部引人入胜似、但复杂的书之前，先试试他们早期系列作品中的一本，无论是《龙枪编年史》或是《龙枪传奇》。
——Reviewed by Josh Fink
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Dragons of a Lost Star
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Wizards of the Coast
Fantasy
ISBN: 0786918179
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have struck gold yet again with their latest novel, DRAGONS OF A LOST STAR, book two in THE WAR OF THE SOULS trilogy. Following on the heels of 1996's DRAGONS OF SUMMER FLAME, the WAR OF THE SOULS trilogy continues the arc begun with their phenomenally popular CHRONICLES series. The first installment, DRAGONS OF A FALLEN SUN, set up an epic conflict for the war-torn, dragon-beset populace of Krynn, 40 years after the close of the Chaos War (and even longer since the triumph of the Companions in the War of the Lance).
A LOST STAR picks up where the first book ends. Faith, belief in the old gods and spirituality are ideas that Krynn has not seen since the Chaos War. Yet now belief and hope are seeping back into lives of the people of Krynn. A new age is dawning as the people look to someone who begins to unite the world behind one nameless, miracle-performing god.
Mina has taken Silvanesti, and sets her sights on the North, on Solamnia. It is there where the titular war of the souls will occur. An ally from times long past is desperately following Mina to find answers, perhaps even to find the nameless god. This friend is youthful once more, the result of ungodly magic and has given up hiding in his tower deep in Nightlund, along the river of souls. The final battle of the souls, long dead, who rise up to fight the Knights of Solamnia is one that will never be for gotten and will inexorably change the lives of both the living and the mythic.
The book doesn't just concentrate on old friends and dead souls. The invasion of Qualinesti by the Dragon Overlord Beryl is given some exposition as well. The knights of Nereka, once sworn enemies of the elves have risen up to defend their homes, and in the process aid the elves themselves.
DRAGONS OF A LOST STAR can be counted amongst the best works in the Dragonlance saga. The plot is atypical for Weiss and Hickman, including many twists that will change fans' perceptions of certain old favorite characters. The idea of the one nameless god is also quite an intriguing one. For so long, the peoples of the land have lived in a hopeless world, an Age of Mortals, and yet now they are faced with the news of godly magic and mystery. What will the denouement be for the people of Krynn?
This book is a must for the Dragonlance die-hard. However, if you are new to this or the multiple interlaced series of Weiss and Hickman, this book and its cast of characters (almost all of whom come from other books) will be quite confusing and ultimately not that satisfying. Go to
http://www.dragonlance.com/ for all the info you could ever need on all the characters and books of the many serieses. Then try out a book from one of the earlier series, either DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES or LEGENDS, before you read this engrossing, but complex book.
--- Reviewed by Josh Fink
