![]() ![]() ![]() Is it Paladin, or PalaDINE? Is it RAStlin, or RAIstlin? TANE-is or TANis? Good gods, man - pick one, even if you're slaughtering it, and stick with it! Perhaps one of the dullest narrators ever employed, but moreso because his narration removes the essence and life of the story. At very least, he should have gone back to previous recordings and, hearing his own voice, remained consistent in his pronunciations and overall rhythm and tempo of his tale. He should truly have given a listen to Boehmer before he started or, at very least, done research of his own - perhaps consulting with Weis and/or Hickman before slaughtering pronunciations, draining the passion of the characters, and making flavorless the overall feel of the World of Krynn and all those "living" upon it. These characters' depths of feeling, devotion to each other, inner turmoil, struggle with both the good and the evil within and without, and so on is what draws a reader in and captures them! This, however, was nearly obliterated by (Ax) Norman, the narrator for "Legends," who left the books dry and without emotion. "Chronicles" narrator, (Paul) Boehmer, not only captured the feel of the world in books, but the essence of the characters - something that creates the true magic of these stories. ![]() The Dragonlance story, in my opinion, is one of the best fantasy series ever written "Chronicles" and "Legends" being the pinnacle of the vessel launched by Weis and Hickman in the early 80s. ![]()
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