I found this book just as good as the first one(The Legend of Huma). Kaz has been a very interesting character from the begining but in this book he takes the starring role. Richard A Knaak takes you deeper into the character and shows you what makes him tick. You start to feel for Kaz as he tries to live his life worthy of the memory of his dear friend Huma. I find that its almost nessecary that you read The Legend of Huma before reading this book. I for one belive that Kaz had many adventure following the story in this book, hopefully they will be written someday.

Kaz, the Minotaur by Richard Knaak is a worthy sequal to the smash 'The legend of Huma'. Richard has a writing style that is fun and interesting to read, and he rates close to Wies and Hickman themselves with his talent. This book is no exception. It is filled with a wonderful storyline that sweeps you away into Kaz's world in the years following the first Dragonwar. Huma is now 5 years dead, and Kaz still feels that he could have done something to help the Knight to destroy Takhisis. For a Minotaur, he has a strong sense of loyalty and is steadfast in his beliefs. This book starts with Kaz running from another band of Minotaurs who are intent on taking him back to their homeland where Kaz is charged with being dishonerable and treasonous. His kender companion, Delbin, keeps this story funny and exciting the whole way through. This book is an absolute must for any dragonlance fan. It sheds must needed light on Kaz, and the pains and struggles he goes through after the death of Huma Dragonbane. This book is definately worth the read. A must!

This book was written extremely well and was a great book to follow The Legend of Huma. The Delbin and Kaz relation adds a lot to this book. Kaz's enemies are interesting to read about as well. It also answered some of my questions that I had from The Land of Minotaurs; which were mainly questions about Scurn and his relationship with some of the other minotaurs. Richard Knaak is my favorite author in the DL series because he is the one that is always writing about my favorite race, the minotaurs. Weis and Hickman are his only equals in the DL series.

This was the first Dragonlance book i ever read and because of it's glory,i swear it was'nt the last."The Legend of Huma"is the greatest book i ever read in my entire life and everyone i met who read it says so.The story line,the battles,the romance,all of it was perfect.
It's the story of a young knight that new his fame-for he is and will always be the only one to defeat the dark queen Takhisis.He made a couple of friends in his unsuspected road to fortune-such as Magius(my favorite character),Kaz(a minotaur),Gwineth,Buoron,Lord Guy Avondale etc...His epic adventure finishes by his tragic death against the Dragon Queen herself...Anyways i highly recommend you this book at all cost!(yes,even if your a soldier of the American army hedding for Iraq)

I'm a spanish guy that have read a lot of Dragonlance books (about 20)and I have to say that this one is almost my favourite because it was the first book I read in this saga. The story submerge you in an incredible world full of fantasy, gods, heroes, dragons and wizards. When I finished this book I almost cry. The love story between Huma and Gwyneth and their final sacrifice it made me have feels that I think I would never have with a book.But the "Legend of Huma" it's also full of action with an incredible final battle against Takhisis. Finally I want to say that every Dragonlance reader must read this excellent novel, one of the best in this series.

I`ve read this book more than twice, sometimes when i have nothing to do, i get this huma book and read some of my favorite parts. This is definitely a good book. Although it parallels the story line of the chronicles trilogy. It is still much different from the chronicles. Huma is a knight who acknowledges his true feelings. He shows fear, loves his life and also shows compassion. This is the way a human should be. so he is also the greatest knight on the world of krynn. Mr. Knaak showed his ability in writing about dragons (i`ve also read some of his dragon books). but this book is definitely better than his other books i`ve read.. I`ll recommend it to all DL fans and new readers as well

Knaak has always been one of my favorite Dragonlance authors ever since I read the Legend of Huma. His latest tale of the minotaurs does not feature Kaz but his descendent Aryx. Aryx is an impressive character, but instead of developing, he constantly acted as the reluctant hero. This was a little annoying. Also there are a few parts that really drag. But what I liked was that Knaak unlike other authors in the series, he gives us new creatures. The crustacean creatures are very cool and interesting. I was glad when I found out it wasn't just going to be another book where the heroes would fight fire dragons and shadow wraiths(That was getting boring after four books of it). Other authors should learn from Knaak's creativity. Instead of sticking to the same formula, Dragonlance authors should expand their imagination in the world of Krynn. Knaak is truly one of the best, keep um comming Richard.

The "Minotaur Specialist" has yet again created another Dragonlance masterpiece. I`m extremely thankful to Knaak for being the one to mold the Minotaurs of Krynn for readers/fans of them like myself. Like his others Knaak`s way of getting the reader "so" intune with the main character was incredibly once again. If you read this Richard A. Knaak all I have to say is "keep`em coming!".

Reavers of the Blood Sea is one of the best Minatour books yet. If you liked the stories bout Kaz then you'll love this book. You meet the character Aryx and begin to fell very sorry for him as you progress through the book. This story is a very god book with the interferance of gods in this poor minatours life

Must Read !!!!!

Richard A. Knaak has a great novel here. There could have been a bit more character development, but it's not a bad book by any means. This seems like Kaz's own personal "Legend of Huma", so the story is a bit repetitive (why must it always be a silver dragon?). Still, The Land of the Minotaurs combines a bit of magic, mystery, intrigue, and a triple-dose of action to make this a great book which deserves a read or two, although you'd better get Kaz the Minotaur and the Legend of Huma first!

Knaak has another great one here. He sticks with the minotaur Kaz, and his life in the land of the minotaurs. This is an amazing adventure for Kaz. It's another must-read. If you even like fantasy this book, along with Knaak's others will get you hooked on fantasy titles. But I do recomend you read both The Legend Of Huma, and Kaz The Minotaur first, before you read this book.

The third adventure of the minotaur warrior Kazaganthi De Orlig, who first came about in the classic "Legend of Huma" and whose story continued in "Kaz the Minotaur". Kaz has established a minotaur community that stands for freedom from the Circle (The Minotaur Government) and The Sons of Sargas (The High Clerics) much to their chagrin. When Kaz's Brother-in-law goes missing in the capital of the minotaur empire he embarks on a search and rescue mission that is more successful than he ever wanted. Accompanied by his kender companion and a strange human child, Kaz faces challenges that could decide the fate of the entire minotaur race. This story is an even further in-depth look at the society and culture of a usually forgotten but extremely interesting race and one of the best characters in the entire DragonLance world. It isn't necessary to have read the previous two books to enjoy this one but I highly recommend it.

If you're a fan of the world of Dragonlance then Knaak shouldn't be a new name to you. He's written some shorter stories that have been compiled with Margaret Weis. For any who are not familiar with the world of Dragonlance & Krynn, then I suggest you go read "Dragons of an Autumn Twighlight: Chronicles Book 1" by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.

This is the first book in the next stage of Dragonlance, the Age of Mortals. The God's are no more and now it is up to the people of Krynn to watch out for their own. This book takes a very specific look at a race that hasn't very much been explored or even mentioned in Dragonlance History. "The Minotaur Wars - Volume 1 - Night of Blood" is just the first book in the 3 part series and while this does end at a cliffhanger it's worth it. The book specifically deals with the inter-relations and civil war disputes of the Minotaur nation as it struggles to set itself right among the other races of Krynn. This book explores much about the race of Minotaurs: politics, religion, social structure. The only negative thing that I might mention about this book is that it inter-slice many different scenes and at times might seem a bit overwhelming, though this is done for the end result, which is weaving many different story lines as they are merged into one towards the end. I like it quite a bit and would suggest this book as a must for any fan of Dragonlance.

This book was my first experience into looking at Richard Knaak's minotaur nation on the continent of Ansalon. So far, let me state that I'm impressed.

On the cover it states this is Volume One of a series, so don't go into this one expecting it to be a stand alone. But then again, considering all of the DragonLance (DL) novels that have comes before it, this isn't really the true starting point either. But Knaak gives a history of the minotaur race prior to the actual story which fills gives DL newbies most of the required information needed before stepping into this series. Not being a newbie however, I can only guess he did a decent job in describing what needs to be known to those who haven't read anything in DL before.

I've read several but not a large number of secondary authors for DragonLance (Hickman and Weis being the first tier). Up until now Mary H. Herbert was the only one I had a large amount of respect for, even though Jean Rabe has partially redeemed herself with the recent Dhammon Saga. To my pleasure, Richard A. Knaak has just been put up on that list as well.

The overall story flow is consistant with only a few minimal lulls in the action, and his characters are well defined and shown to be individuals different from each other even though 'cultural commonalities' can be seen in all of those in the minotaur nation. Most importantly, even though 'The Minotaur Wars' are about fighting and manuvering for power, much of the plot is character driven by strong characters that one could believe will be read about by students of history in the future of Krynn. There are times where one has to catch oneself reading this or else find themselves rooting for the wrong side (especially at the end of this first volume).

Now, I've seen this book advertised as the first post-War of Souls book. In reference to my review title, I want to state that although I get the feeling this series will lead into the times after the War of Souls, from what I can gather this one volume takes place primarilly slightly before and during Mina's War. The book covers something like five or six months worth of time (estimate), so I have no doubt the series will go into and past the event alluded to the DL readers at the end of WoS.

Yes, I'm doing what I can to avoid talking about the plot. You've already got the summaries up above for that. But I will state that this first volume of the series not only has me interested in the rest to be released, but I'm going back and finding Knaak's other novels in DragonLance to see what I've missed (specifically 'Reavers of the blood Sea' and 'The Legend of Huma').

This hardcover book is a good buy. Sit back and enjoy.

I started reading Dragonlance years ago, with one of Knaak's books. Because of his writing style I was hooked onto the series. I admit that my interest has been waning because of some of the latest 'side-story' novels have not been up to par, but this book, combined with Weis and Hickman's War of Souls Trilogy, has renewed my faith in the series.

I don't wish to give too much of the story away, but the inside jacket does say most of what I'll type.

From the insurrection within the Minotaur Empire, this new trilogy sets off a bang. Knaak has a talent for both portraying Knights and honour (from his previous novels dealing with the Knights of Solamnia) and with showcasing a Romanesque type of society, much like the Minotaur Empire. The scenes that take place within the Great Circus brought to mind certain scenes in the Roman Colosseum from the movie Gladiator, flush with trap doors and feral beasts.

Of course, this being the first part of a new trilogy, it does end with a cliffhanger, but I don't mind too much. The main character definitely developed throughout the course of the story, from the drunk and revelling son of a distant Imperial relative to a young man (minotaur) who has turned dourly introspective on himself and his currect situation.

All in all, I was quite impressed with this novel.

I approached Day of the Dragon doubting that the book would be that great, so reading it was a pleasant shock. I expected to find a rather generic fantasy plot, (but it was Warcraft, and so I was seized with a mad curiosity.) Knaak brought some new ideas to the realm of Azeroth, but I think they fit in well. I will not accept all of them as concrete Warcraft lore, but that is because it is my favorite game and I formulated many opinions about the world while I was still playing it. The plot was much more involving than I expected, and it kept me glued to the book better than many books I have read recently. The story was also more complex and intriguing than I had hoped, although it started deceptively simple, and looked like it was going to contain an abundance of cliches. (Most of which were eventually avoided with plot twists.) I recommend dragging out the old Warcraft manual with the maps before you start reading. The book draws heavily on your knowledge of the individual kingdoms, but it provides no map to help those who do not have their own. Also, I think it might have been better off without any sort of "love" between the main characters, but that is nitpicking (plus it has been covered by previous reviews...) I recommend this book to any avid Warcraft fans; I doubt very much that you will be disappointed. It is enjoyable on its own as well, and not knowing much about the game should not hinder your understanding of what is going on.

I am pleased to say, and surprised to find myself saying, that Day of the Dragon far exceeded my expectations in nearly every way. I was skeptical when I picked this novel up off the shelf - I expected typical fantasy series fluff, meaning mediocre writing, little plot, and adequate characters. However, the world of WarCraft has been well and lovingly developed by Blizzard since day one, so there was an abundance of backstory to draw on - and draw on it Knaak did. As has been noted by other reviewers, this story starts a little slowly and overwhelmingly simply because of the sheer amount of backstory dumped on the reader. Fortunately, this information is buffered by a much more complex plot than I would have had expected, engaging characters, and solid if not exactly evocative writing.

Picking up sometime not too long after the events of the game WarCraft II (you certainly need not have played the game to understand the book, but having played it sure adds some depth to this novel), the Orcs have pretty much been beaten. Most of them are held in internment camps, but those still holding their conquered lands are fighting every step of their retreat. Their one true asset is the Dragonqueen, a dragon that they captured during the war, and have been breeding for dragons with which to terrorize their human, elven, and dwarven enemies. Enter Rhonin. A maverick Mage, he has been an outcast since his last mission ended in disaster. He is sent on a quest to observe the Orcs' movements by the Magi council, and on an additional, secret quest by one of the head Mages - to free the Dragonqueen, thus ending the Orcs' airborne reign of terror (and in the process redeeming his own failure and allowing him to regain a position with the Magi). Meanwhile, a mysterious nobleman, Lord Prestor, plays the leaders of the Lordaeron Alliance like instruments, bending them to his will and having himself named heir to the Lordaeron throne. Moreover, and perhaps worst of all, chaos-loving Black Dragon DeathWing is up to something, which can only mean no good for the forces of humanity. As all of this ties together, we get a solid novel with good character development, great suspense, and a slam-bang climax.

I had only two qualms with this novel. One was the lack of any sort of cartographic assistance. In the WarCraft II manual there was a perfectly good map - one to which I found myself constantly referring to figure out exactly where various events were taking place. It would have been a simple matter simply to include the map in the front of the book. My second problem is humor. Though the WarCraft games told a serious story, the games themselves were loaded with humor, none of which makes its way through to this book. It would have been a nice touch just to hear a character spontaneously shouting, "Stop poking MEEEE!" Make that three qualms. I thought that the obvious and almost obligatory love emerging between Rhonin and Vereesa was not handled well. It seemed more like a lust/duty relationship than any kind of true love.

This book paves the way for the canceled-game-cum-upcoming-novel Lord of the Clans, and has a whole bunch of hints and foreshadowing towards the forthcoming game WarCraft III. Overall, I'd say Richard Knaak has interpreted the world of WarCraft perfectly, with the result being a surprisingly good, engaging, and interesting fantasy adventure novel. Hopefully the next novel in the series will be this good. Recommended.

This has to be one of the best novels I've read in the long time. As far as fantasy novels go, it is easily the equal to The Hobbit and the DragonLance Series. Thats not surprising considering Knaak has written books for the DragonLance series. Warcraft: Day of the Dragon captures the World of Azeroth from the game but at the same time tells its own original story based on facts and details from the game. Although you do not have had to play the game before to understand it, it has a few minor details that only people who have played the game, or at least read the instruction manual, would understand. The plot is long and unwinding keeing you on the edge of your seat until the end. I am definitely lookinf forward to the next book in the series.

Richard A. Knaak is my favorite author, so I wasted no time in getting a copy of this book (also signed by Mr. Knaak himself). Knaak once again makes use of gargoyles (which he previously used in the books Ruby Flames and Frostwing), a creature that normally isn't seen or mentioned much in the Dragonlance world, so kudos to Mr. Knaak for adding some creativity and change to the DL world. The story in itself is quite decent, and even when it seems like the book is coming to a close, Knaak manages to stretch the story out another 50 or 100 pages. The low points of the book are the characters. The main bad guy, Valkyn is a typical 'Bwa-ha-ha-ha I'm going to conquer the world' villian, and the two high ranking officers Bakal and Cadrio don't differ too much in personalities even though one is supposed to be good and the other evil. However, Knaak does experiment some with the main character Tyros by working with an arrogant character, whereas many of Knaak's other characters in past books were either somewhat out of their heads/minds (i.e. the Dutchman, Shade), or fairly level headed (Cabe Bedlam). One thing I missed was much of the inner contemplation that many of his other characters had, but this book didn't contain nearly as much of this critique.

All and all, this book was worth my time and money, and is probably better than most of the other Dragonlance books out there. For fans of Dragonlance and Knaak's writing, this would be a good choice. However for someone just getting into fantasy or Knaak's writing, picking up a copy of The Legend of Huma would be a better bet for now (then one can pick up The Citadel later).

This is a great book for anyone to read. You follow tyros serene rapp(the kender of course) Captain bakal valkyn and General cadrio not to mention the dragons and flying citadels. I think this was a great book to read because of the the action and fightning and spells. I liked how the gargoyles got to be set free will they're leader was killed to save the cleric.my favorite character was rapp the kender because he was so fun and playful and took care of griffons that he found.

I've only read about 10 or 15 DL books but of the ones I've read, this book is one of my favorites. I like the use of Gargoyles, since none of the others I've read included these odd creatures. This was the first book I read including gold and silver dragons. I chose this book because it has dragons on the cover and it had a captivating summary on the back. I also like wizards and magic. I just didn't like how three of the four godd dragons died only halfway into the story. All in all I would recommend this book to anyone liking the DragonLance series.

When I saw this book i thought that it might not be that good because it was based off of a game. After reading it there isn't much that is the same beyond the names of some characters and the towns. It also doesn't fallow the main story line behind Diablo the game. It goes in a completly diffrent diraction. For this variation I give this book 5 stars.

Norrec Vizharan has become a living nightmare. When he was looking for treasure, the soldier discovers an artifact beyond his wildest dearms. I was the armor that belonged to Bartuc, the legendary Warlord of Blood. Although he thought it was a good thing he soon found out that the armor was cursed. Now, pursued by demons who covet the dark armor for their own use, Norrec must overcome a bloodlust he can harly control. He must also learn the truth behind the curse before he looses his soul to the darkness forever

This book was fantastic, I had trouble even putting it down! Based on the Fantasy RPG Diablo series, by Blizzard Entertainment. You'll encounter characters, spells, and even towns from this popular PC game.

Legacy of Blood, is base around a few treasure hunters who stumble across an evil relic, the armor of Bartuc the Warlord of Blood. While one of the treasure hunters is possessed by the evil warlords sprite, the young necromancer Kara must hunt him down, and either free him, or kill him.

Richard A. Knaak knew how to forge a plot to keep the pages turning. If your looking for a good book, and your a fantasy buff...Get this book!

It seems like anything that has to do with Diablo, StarCraft, or Blizzard Entertainment turns out enormous. Legacy of Blood is no exception. It is the first in a series of books that takes place in the same world as the video game; this specific story is situated between the events of Diablo and Diablo II.

As the book starts out at chapter one it already draws the reader in with plenty of action and suspense. Richard A. Knaak uses great depictive language to allow the reader to really be able to picture the plot in their mind and to show every minute article. Without spoiling much of the story, it consists actually of roughly three smaller stories: Norrec Vizharan, who has unintentionally come across the legendary armor of the great warlord, Bartuc, the armor of Bartuc is controlling the unfortunate soldier and sending him to do the suit's evil biding. The second is of General Augustus Malevolyn, a general who has admired Bartuc and wishes to be as great a warlord as him. Malevolyn already has the helmet and think if he can salvage the rest of the armor it will help him in his goals to continue the legacy of Bartuc. The final is of a necromancer by the name of Kara (for those of you that don't know, a necromancer is a person that deals with raising the dead) she has taken a journey to the tomb of Bartuc and realized that the armor was missing, knowing the evil that lurks within the armor she is attempting to find the person who took it to save them before it's too late. There are many other characters but these are just the major ones. Throughout the book the reader learns more about the characters and near the end all of them come together.

When I read the book I hadn't played the game but the book actually inspired me to play it. It is a great tale for Diablo fans and fans of fantasy books. Even if you haven't played the game you should still read the book since everything is explained. I recommend it! 5/5

I have to give all the short story novels 3 stars. There are some stories you won't like but they'll 2-4 really great ones that will make the books worth the price.

... I actually liked three stories in this book. The poem is worthless, and a few more were downright too hard to read and boring, but if I had the desire to stick with them they might have been worthy. Get this book! If not for the stories, get it for the last story written by Weis and Hickman. You will be surprised that a Hero of the Lance makes an appearance! I can't wait to read the next book. Even though the poem in this was horrible, it was better than most early dragonlance books I have read, but I must say Knaak finally has a good story. Unlike his Huma and Kaz books. Bravo Knaak. Maybe he should always write short stories, but he did leave me wanting more for once. GET THIS BOOK!

As I am not a huge fan of short stories, I was surprised to find most of these excellent. 'Colors of Belief' was an further insight as to how the Games of Istar worked after Caramon's experiences in the Legends. 'Kender Stew' was very funny and a nice little story. 'The Goblin's Wish' was my favourite, a saddening tale of how different races banded together to fight Istar. 'The Three Lives of Horgan Oxthrall' was not so good. The scribe's narration is just silly, I think Douglas Niles could've just told the story and got on with it. Far and away the worst story was 'Filling the Empty Places'. I find myself being more and more disappointed by Nancy Berberick's work. Stormblade was okay, but her writing style has definitely gone downhill since. 'Off Day' was hilarious. And finally, 'The Silken Threads' again showcased Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's wonderful talent which puts them at the forefront of the DL world.
Those disappointed by the other Tales books will find this a better one, with more information into a neglected part of Krynn's history.

this book is just awful, it is a disgrace to tokyopop! i also hate how it is read in a left to right style which is the american way, hello peeps it is called TOKYOPOP not AMERIPOP!! And what does norse mythology have to do with Japan?? I hate DragonballZ and all that dang mainstream ... to! I WOULD PUT 0 STARS BUT IT WONT LET ME!

This book is fairly interesting though slightly difficult to follow. Like many first books in a series, this one takes strides to introduce the main players, and still tell a compelling story. In this way it does a great job. This book introduces the reader to a fairly fantastical world filled with giant monster, evil sorcerers, great warriors, and the ever-present scheming villain.

The drawings are filled with action, and the details on the characters are wonderful. My only gripe is the pacing of some of the pages. This books sometimes goes on for a couple of pages without any dialog. This is great for the action scenes, but also makes it somewhat difficult to follow. Did the giant explosion happen before or after the sword swing? This isn't a huge problem, but I had to take it into account.

When its all said and done, though, I definitely plan on picking up the new additions as they come out.

This was a great manga, although technically not a "manga" persay since it comes from Korea. Myung-Jin Lee did a fabulous job on the art. This takes place in a sci-fi version of the Norse legends, sort of like REIGN THE CONQUEROR is a sci-fi version of Greek mythology. The goddess Fenris has been reborn in the body of a human sorceress. She is being stalked by an ambitious Valkerie. Fenris runs into the might young warrior Chaos and his friend, the enchantress Iris. They bring her back to Iris' city of Fayon in the kingdom of Midgard. But Fenris soon learns she has ties to Iris. Plus, the scantily-clad thief Lidia hopes to gain the favor of Chaos, and joins the others on their quest. This series has alot of cool graphics and great design. Cooler than a Thor comic book any day!