The Siege of Mt. Nevermind (Dragonlance Chaos War, Vol. 5)
The Siege of Mt. Nevermind (Dragonlance Chaos War, Vol. 5)
A miraculous machine . . . and a nightmare!
Innova, a young gnomish recluse finds himself in a terrible situation. Tried in a gnomish court for an unfortunate accident and sentenced to spend months at the bottom of Mt. Nevermind tuning gnomeflingers, young Innova makes an incredible discovery. The whole gnomish society is changed by one machine that, unlike any other gnomish invention, makes the entire mountain run like clockwork.
In the face of this, Commander Halion Khargos of the Knights of Tahkisis must fulfill his Vision, sent to him by the Dark Queen Tahkisis. He must take Mt. Nevermind.
Fergus Ryan tells the amazing story of the gnomes of Mt. Nevermind during the upheval of the Chaos War. And because they’re gnomes, their adventures are punctuated with two or three explosions.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Jeez
Weeeeelllll…. let’s just say that this book was… disappointing. The characters didn’t act at all like gnomes; sure there was craziness, but they seemed too…. human. The plot was pretty poorly explained, jumping around, and thoroughly confusing. The whole Paradise Machine bit was… totally unconvincing and idiotic. Machines with a mind of their own that repair themselves and build things on their own, and operate with the evaporation of water! It was not a good book. Whenever Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman wrote a book, i was totally enthralled, but this book left me thinking “I might as well finish it; I payed for it….” *sigh* most of the books not by Weis and Hickman don’t seem to _fit_ with the Dragonlance world, and seem to have shaky and weak explanations. Anywho, get this book if you want, but only if it’s the only thing left on the shelf.
1 Stars Time to hang it up.
I can honestly say that I believe the DragonLance well has finally run dry. This was the worst book that I have ever read. The concept of the Gnomes behavior was untouched upon in other books, and the concept of the Paradise Machine was total moronic. I agree with the review that said that Commander Khargos couldn’t lace his boots without the help of the Dark Queen. A little research and planning would have made this book much better. So far the only good thing I can say is the line about Gully Dwarves being expendable (with expenadable supposed to mean brave) was very funny. One line however, can not save this book. Save your money. This one isn’t worth it.
5 Stars Dragonlance
When I picked up this book, the author was unknown to me or nearly anyone, and the cover was not appealing, but I have always known never to judge a book by its cover, and I take that literally. I have found that fantasy stories tend to center around iconoclastic skills, leaving great images in our minds but leaving, sometimes, the story and its effects something to be wished for. And indeed, this one began in such a way, until about halfway through the book, there was suddenly a massive amount of character development and writing development as well. Symbolism, a meaning. And it made the process of reading it so enthralling, that among fantasy stories I have read, it sits high up there, above the Hobbit.
1 Stars its…its…its…so bad…soooooo bad
fergus, please never write in Dragonlance unless you research before hand. i could’ve written a better book and i’ve been with this series for two years and known nothing about the gnomes and don’t have a degree in writing, english, journalism or literature. this book was flat out, the more horendous book i have ever read. with every page that i forced myself to read, a little of me died inside. the only thing good about this book was that it was Dragonlance. there is no word in any language that can describe how dispicable this book was. and im not even done yet.
5 Stars One Of The Best Dragonlance Side Stories Ever.
Great book. The confusing, busy plot works perfectly with the gnomes of Mt. Nevermind. The blend of humor and drama makes for charicters you can really care about, including the often- overlooked gully dwarves.
A fun, creative, adventurous book.
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