Dragonlance Saga Overview of all the Books and Reading Order Guide (May 2021)

A comprehensive overview of all the books published in the main line Dragonlance Saga from 1984 - 2010. The goal is to create a map of the series that shows how the books are related and allow readers to work out their own personal reading list.

Download the map here (warning 180 MB):

Download text-only map here (fits on 2 sheets of letter-sized paper):

Includes books written by:
Margaret Weis
Tracy Hickman
Douglas Niles
Jean Rabe
Richard A. Knaak
Nancy Varian Berberick
Mary Kirchoff
Chris Pierson
Nancy Varian Berberick
Dan Parkinson
Paul B. Thompson
Tonya C. Cook

Includes the following books:
Age of Mortals:
Conundrum
The Lioness
Dark Thane
Prisoner of Haven
Wizards' Conclave
The Lake of Death

Anvil of Time:
The Sellsword
The Survivors
Renegade Wizards
The Forest King

Barbarians:
Children of the Plains
Brother of the Dragon
Sister of the Sword

Bertrem's Guides
Bertrem's Guide to the Age of Mortals
Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, Volume One
Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, Volume Two

Best of anthologies
The Best of Tales, Volume One
The Best of Tales, Volume Two
Dragons in the Archives: The Best of Weis and Hickman Anthology

Bridges of Time
Spirit of the Wind
Legacy of Steel
The Silver Stair
The Rose and the Skull
Dezra's Quest

Champions
Saving Solace
The Alien Sea
The Great White Wyrm
Protecting Palanthas

Chaos War
The Doom Brigade
The Last Thane
Tears of the Night Sky
The Puppet King
Reavers of the Blood Sea
The Siege of Mt. Nevermind

Chronicles
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Winter Night
Dragons of Spring Dawning
The Second Generation
Dragons of Summer Flame

Classics
Murder in Tarsis
Dalamar the Dark
The Citadel
The Inheritance

Crossroads
The Clandestine Circle
The Thieves' Guild
Dragon's Bluff
The Dragon Isles
The Middle of Nowhere

Dark Disciple
Amber and Ashes
Amber and Iron
Amber and Blood

Defenders of Magic
Night of the Eye
The Medusa Plague
The Seventh Sentinel

Dhamon Saga
Downfall
Betrayal
Redemption

Dragons Anthologies
The Dragons of Krynn
The Dragons at War
The Dragons of Chaos
Dragons of Time

Dragons of a New Age
The Dawning of a New Age
The Day of the Tempest
The Eve of the Maelstrom

Dwarf Home
The Secret of Pax Tharkas
The Heir of Kayolin
The Fate of Thorbardin

Dwarven Nations
The Covenant of the Forge
Hammer and Axe
The Swordsheath Scroll

Elven Exiles
Sanctuary
Alliances
Destiny

Elven Nations
Firstborn
The Kinslayer Wars
The Qualinesti

Ergoth
A Warrior's Journey
The Wizard's Fate
A Hero's Justice

Heroes
The Legend of Huma
Stormblade
Weasel's Luck
The Gates of Thorbardin
Kaz the Minotaur
Galen Beknighted

Icewall
The Messenger
The Golden Orb
Winterheim

Kang’s Regiment
The Doom Brigade
Draconian Measures

Kingpriest
Chosen of the Gods
Divine Hammer
Sacred Fire

Legends
Time of the Twins
War of the Twins
Test of the Twins

Linsha
City of the Lost
Flight of the Fallen
Return of the Exile

Lost Chronicles
Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
Dragons of the Highlord Skies
Dragons of the Hourglass Mage

Lost Histories
The Kagonesti
The Irda
The Dargonesti
Land of the Minotaurs
The Gully Dwarves
The Dragons

Lost Legends
Vinas Solamnus
Fistandantilus Reborn
Tales of Uncle Trapspringer

Meetings Sextet
Kindred Spirits
Wanderlust
Dark Heart
The Oath and the Measure
Steel and Stone
The Companions

Minotaur Wars
Night of Blood
Tides of Blood
Empire of Blood

Ogre Titans
The Black Talon
The Fire Rose
The Gargoyle King

Preludes
Darkness and Light
Kendermore
Brothers Majere
Riverwind the Plainsman
Flint the King
Tanis, the Shadow Years

Raistlin Chronicles
The Soulforge
Brothers in Arms

Reader's Companion
The Odyssey of Gilthanas

Rise of Solamnia
Lord of the Rose
The Crown and the Sword
The Measure and the Truth

Stonetellers
The Rebellion
Death March
Goblin Nation

Taladas
Blades of the Tiger
Trail of the Black Wyrm
Shadow of the Flame

Tales
The Magic of Krynn
Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes
Love and War
The Reign of Istar
The Cataclysm
The War of the Lance

Tales of the Fifth Age
Relics and Omens
Heroes and Fools
Rebels and Tyrants

Age of Mortals Anthologies
The Search for Magic: Tales from the War of Souls
The Players of Gilean: Tales from the World of Krynn
The Search for Power: Dragons from the War of Souls

Villains
Before the Mask
The Black Wing
Emperor of Ansalon
Hederick the Theocrat
Lord Toede
The Dark Queen

War of Souls
Dragons of a Fallen Sun
Dragons of a Lost Star
Dragons of a Vanished Moon

Warriors
Knights of the Crown
Maquesta Kar-Thon
Knights of the Sword
Theros Ironfeld
Knights of the Rose
Lord Soth
The Wayward Knights

[prosperoinbermuda]

The Legend of Huma was the first Dragonlance novel I ever read, at about age 12. I remember sitting on my Grandma's patio in a deck chair and reading it for hours, stopping only to lament that I was getting closer to the end...ah, the halcyon days of a pre-internet attention span! I loved it, and I spent the next couple years devouring everything from the 'classic' era of Dragonlance. I was loyal, however, to the original Companions and did not venture beyond their generation (although read the villains books, etc. - anything from that era) but never read Chaos/War of Souls etc. I stopped reading them at 14, but at 45, I feel I'm old enough to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane and have been collecting old copies from eBay, striving to find copies with the original artwork. It's turned into a rather nice hobby.

[Diegan]

This video...wow. This is the most amazing way to showcase such a complex saga of books. Congratulations, you should do this for a living.

[jarrodanderson]

This video was a trip down memory lane. I read almost all of these when I was a kid, they made me a lifelong reader. Thank you!

[mimih]

I read Dragonlance in my early teens too and collected quite a few of them. I have to admit, I had no idea that there was a direct connection between them and Dungeons and Dragon as I’ve never played the game ever. I loved these. I used to visit the Walden bookstore and hangout in the back reviewing which books I’d buy whether Dragonlance or Baby Sitters Club or more. I miss those days.

[zivilynsnavel]

Ah, I forgot to mention there are also several Dragonlance comic book series that exist. I don't talk about them in this video, only the books.

[danacoleman]

This is Thank you so much for putting this together! Considering the excellent quality of this video, I can't believe it's the only thing on your channel. I hope you do more!

[markperkins]

When I was a kid waiting for the next book to come out for whatever series I was reading was maddening

[LSwick-ssnm]

I began reading Chronicles and then Legends while sleeping next to a Hummer while waiting for Desert Storm to begin.
I was actually able to read by moonlight on some nights because the moon is really bright in the middle of the desert with no other lights around.

[Dragonsantos]

Thank you for this video, as a collector I've got about 95% of Dragonlance books. This showed one's I've never seen so thank you so much. Loved the video.

[jasonreeves]

I would like to propose a different entry point. In high school I read the Legand of Huma. Then as I started reading the first trilogy, I was surprised how much discussion there was about Huma and his adventures. Having read the Legand of Huma, I already understood what they make so much reference to. And it doesn't give any spoilers, due to it being only legand by the time of the first trilogy.

[Throgmoyd]

As someone who has always loved D&D but never dipped into Dragonlance, this is an incredibly helpful summary/chronology - thank you SO MUCH.

[bertquinn]

I started reading this series as soon as it came out. I was in high school at the time. I had to wait for the books to come out. I can say this is one of the best series out there.

[LukeH]

I read so many Dragonlance books in high school (late 00's), but they were all over the place in continuity, etc. I would basically work my way through all my local libraries' stock. I still have the Excel spreadsheet I created to track which books I had read.

[culturaglobal]

The best video about Dragonlance on Youtube. Thanks!

[tabithafranklin]

Thank you for this! I have read a ton of the series books but was not sure which order they went in. Fortunately I did start out with the first three correctly. Thank you again, I was unaware of the Anthologies too.

[TheMagickKingdom]

This was not only informative but also oddly calming and chill, cheers!

[liquididentity]

Fantastric job with this video and the pressentation. Had to give you kudos for your work here.
I bounced out before Summer Flame. I couldn't commit to the Second Generation and all characters Dragonalnce was putting forth at that time.
But having watched this, and not read Dragonlance in about 15 years, I am absolutely going to get the Lost Chronicles and rekindle one of my old passions.

[tbx]

Got some nostalgia for going to the used book store as a kid and trading in two trilogies for whatever trilogy they had in stock that looked cool and started reading Dragonlance again - good video

[fodder]

This is absolutely phenomenal! Thank you so much for doing this! After leaving the Dragonlance world and then coming back I was overwhelmed with the number of books and where to start. You have helped me immensely.

[maddripps]

WOW. This was the most amazing depiction of Dragonlance novels history ever! I didn’t think I was going to watch the video all in one go. I really enjoyed not just the information on the novels and how they are all related but also the history of Dragonlance development. Dragonlance was my first foray into Fantasy reading. Thanks to Dragonlance I acquired the habit of reading just for pleasures sake. Thank you for making this content. Now, how about making a video with regards to Forgotten Realms novels!