Master of Dragons: The Triumphant Climax of the Dragonvarld Trilogy

Written by Margaret Weis

Narrated by Suzanne Toren

The third and concluding volume to Margaret Weis's spectacular Dragonvarld trilogy, Master of Dragons.

They were twin brothers, the offspring of Dragon magic, one raised in court, the other in hiding. But, the link that exists between them will not be broken by mere distance, and in the very duality of their origin lies mankind's hope for peace and safety.

When two renegade dragons with an army of crazed demi-human/
dragons devise a plan to enslave all mankind—an act in direct contravention to all the precepts of the Dragon parliament—it is up to the two brothers (separate and together) and Draconas, the special emissary of the Parliament to ensure mankind's survival. Even if by doing so, it will mean the eventual doom of the Dragonkind.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Nov 1, 2005
• ISBN: 9781593978099

Margaret Weis

Margaret Weis is a New York Times bestselling author. Her Dragonlance® series has sold over twenty million copies worldwide, and the first book in thatseries, Dragons of Autumn Twilight, is being made into an animated film by Paramount Pictures. Warrior Angel is her first venture into romance, and it has been an exciting one. She has particularly enjoyed writing with her daughter, Lizz Weis, a former novel editor.

Reviews for Master of Dragons

[jalenv_2 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Requested the third book in the Dragonvarld Trilogy by mistake. There was enough information on the back of the case for the Audio Renaissance edition that I figured I could follow it, but I didn't care enough about any of the characters to get past the first CD. Ms. Toren's voice for Evelina (and the character's personality) was the biggest reason I decided not to bother.

[liveshipvivacia · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

While I greatly enjoyed this book, there were moments in here in which I had to cringe. It seemed all too contrived (particularly with the role Anora played) and it also wrapped up far too quickly.

I feel like this would have worked rather well as part of a larger book or, indeed, continued with another trilogy, because a few things were left undone.

Overall, though, I loved the series.

[dk_phoenix_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is the third book in Weis's Dragonvarld Trilogy. I actually bought it the week it was released, back in 2005, because I loved the first two books... but as tends to happen with many books I buy (especially ones that were purchased while I was still in university), I wasn't able to read it at the time and then forgot about it.I grabbed it off the shelf a few days ago, after getting the urge to find closure on this series after... uh, eight years. In the end, I'm glad I read it, but I'm even more glad I didn't read it when I first got the book. I think if I'd read it on release, I would have been incredibly disappointed by it -- this way, I had eight years of hoping and wondering and anticipating a great ending, and of course by now my excitement has lessened and the let-down isn't as painful.It's a decent fantasy story, yes... but that's it. I was disappointed to find the ending full of standard tropes, wooden dialogue, and contrived dream sequences that lacked the magic and horrific wonders of the first two books in series. Weis had surprised me in a number of ways in those first two books, with twists I hadn't anticipated and fascinating characters doing horrible things (or wonderful things), and her worldbuilding had me captivated.In this book, we're out of the setting from the previous books, which may be why it feels a little wooden. There's also an annoying female character whose sub-plot story, in the end, only ties into the main story in one important way (and it feels sudden and random), and left me wondering why her role couldn't have been filled by someone else, leaving her out entirely. Giving Weis the benefit of the doubt -- she is quite the accomplished writer, after all -- I wonder if she just didn't know how to end things here, or if she was on a deadline that crunched her imaginative efforts. She's published nothing else in this world since (ending it at just the three books), despite having built something interesting that could have provided additional material. Maybe the series didn't do as well as the publisher had hoped. Hard to say.In the end, it's too bad it came to a disappointing end, but I got my enjoyment from the first two books in the trilogy and at least I now have closure. *shrug*

[abshepherd · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I read book one of the series, but skipped book two. This is book three. I don't feel like I missed anything by skipping book two. This book has lots of action, a little romance and a satisfying conclusion.

[harpua_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Here finishes the Dragonvarld trilogy. This was really just an average finish to an average series. Nothing special here, nothing to come back to. I think there was some opening left for future novels in this world, but I'm not sure I'd really care one way or the other. I've read worse fantasy, but I've definitely read better. If you've got time to spare or are just a huge Weis fan, then by all means read this trilogy, otherwise, your time may be spent better elsewhere.