Dragonlance is a richly-detailed fantasy world of warriors, magic and dragons, designed by TSR Inc and now owned by Wizards of the Coast Inc, a division of Hasbro Inc. The world was originally created as a supplement for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons® role-playing game, but soon blossomed into a fully-blown campaign setting in it's own right.

Dragonlance grew out of a wish by TSR in the early 1980s to publish a run of AD&D adventures centred squarely on dragons, something that had not really been attempted before (despite the game being called "Dungeons & Dragons"). Every designer at the company was invited to pitch ideas for the line, but in the end it was a 12-part epic storyline, first conceived by Tracy Hickman, that was picked to become the foundation of the new campaign world.

A Dragonlance development team was assembled soon after, drawing on TSR regulars such as Douglas Niles and Jeff Grubb alongside then-newcomer Margaret Weis. Though Dragonlance was first intended mainly for gaming, the epic storyline was always likely to spill over into other media. TSR released the first Dragonlance novel, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragons of Autumn Twilight, in 1984. The Dragonlance Chronicles series grew chiefly from the storyline developed for the gaming modules, while many of the characters' finer details came out of the roleplaying sessions run by the Dragonlance development team.

Dragons of Autumn Twilight quickly reached the New York Times best seller list, and TSR's book division was born. Since then Weis and Hickman have returned to Dragonlance many times, as have numerous other authors. Dragonlance has become a phenomenon in its own right, with hundreds of novels, game materials, comics and more tied to the world of Krynn. It has also moved beyond AD&D, giving rise to its own new, more story-driven role-playing system known as Saga.

New to Dragonlance? Below is a list of essential novels to read, in the order shown. The Chronicles and Legends series are the most relevant to the topics covered on this site.

Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Volume 1)

Dragons of Winter Night (Volume 2)

Dragons of Spring Dawning (Volume 3)

Time of the Twins (Volume 1)

War of the Twins (Volume 2)

Test of the Twins (Volume 3)

Second Generation (Volume 1)

Dragons of Summer Flame (Volume 2)

Dragons of a Fallen Sun (Volume 1)

Dragons of a Lost Star (Volume 2)

Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Volume 3)

The Legend of Huma By Richard A. Knaak

A complete Dragonlance Bibliography (part 1, part 2) and the Novel Guide (a story timeline) can be found on the Wizards of the Coast site.

Dragonlance novels, games and other materials should be available through your local book or hobby store. You can now order Dragonlance books here at the DLMS! If you have trouble locating an item, try second hand dealers or Amazon.com.