The Messenger (Dragonlance Icewall, Vol. 1)
The Messenger (Dragonlance Icewall, Vol. 1)
The Icewall
Cold, forbidding, remote, it stands like a dim white cloud on the very edge of sight. There Kerrick, an elf from the golden woods of Silvanesti, has been sent, an exile in disgrace. There too, a band of barbarian villagers make their stand against the remnants of an ogre empire that is determined to once again rule the frozen wastes.
In the first book of this thrilling trilogy, Douglas Niles takes his readers to a land that most in Krynn have heard of only in legen — the legend of the Icewall.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars A bit of a slow start to a great trilogy
This book definitely gets off to a slow start, but it picks up at the end. And when taken as a part of the Icewall trilogy, it rates a bit higher than it would as a stand-alone novel. It is set in the Dragonlance world, but a reader would not need prior knowledge of DL history to enjoy this. Fans of Dragonlance and fantasy in general should enjoy this- Niles is a talented author.
2 Stars Niles at his blandest
Perhaps it was his attempt to capture the mentality of the barbarians and ogres featured in this book that lead Douglas Niles to such a blockish storyline and such unconvincing characters. Douglas Niles brought me to the world of fantasy with his Moonshae Trilogy and kept me reading with Druidhome, Maztica, Kinslayer, and Kagonesti. He is one of my favorite writers in the genre. I’m not sure how this trilogy bodes for his fans.
5 Stars One of my favorite fantasy series!
I first read this book in high school because a friend loaned it to me. Soon after, I borrowed it from the library, and now I own all three books. Why? Well they are great books thats why!
Maybe it was because I have never read any Dragonlance books before so was ignorant to how much *better* other ones under the genre are but I argue that this series is a nice gem of fantasy.
I disagree with those who complained it was borrish and no characters. Maybe I was reading something else! I think Kerrick the elf’s character is interesting and develops well throughout the series. There are many other characters I enjoyed but mainly Kerrick and his little *imaginary friend* Coraltop whos true identity is revealed in the third book. I saw a lot of symbolism and intruge in these books and so far haven’t become too impressed with the other Dragonlance books. Oh well. I do recommend giving this series a chance, who knows, you just might like it! 
4 Stars EPIC TRILOGY
I thought this book had great character development but, it seemed like the main characters could escape anything. Some escape scenes and battles were beleavable but others were so insanely impossible. The decriptions were good but I wish there was more about Kerrick’s fathers and ship.
4 Stars It was Good
I liked this novel. I found the setting to be unique, and I liked the character of Kerrick the exiled elf. While I found the story better when reading the entire trilogy, I did not find the characters lifeless as others have mentioned. This is not the very best of Niles, but I found it to be a good story to breeze through.
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