Empire of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak

Book Overview

The sequel to Night of Blood and Tides of Blood, the third volume in a new trilogy, a follow-up to the War of Souls series, continues the adventures and exploits of the minotaurs as they become caught up in the chaos, fallout, and changing destinies that resulted from the War of Souls. Reprint.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786939788
• ISBN13: 9780786939787
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Read

I have now read this series of books by Mr Knaak. I wont go into allot of detail about these 3 books. I will say tho if you want a good fanstasy read then by all means these 3 would be as good as any R.A Savatore,s Dark Elf series. I must say too that I have really enjoyed reading this Triology.

Great conclusion to this tale

With Empire of Blood, Richard Knaak concludes the Dragonlance: The Minotaur Wars trilogy and he does a fantastic job with putting everything together. As with the other two novels in this trilogy they are a little darker than most Dragonlance novels, but in my opinion that is a good thing. This book is much more action packed than the previous two in the trilogy which can be expected since it is the culmination of the trilogy. This story is well written and well plotted out to get the maximum effect of the tale. As with the other books of this series you don't need to have a vast knowledge of the Dragonlance world to understand this trilogy. No matter what though, I recommend these book to any fantasy fan.

Pitty you went to Warcraft Rich :)

First ill say im magic / wizards / Raistlin fan all the way and there isn't one wizard in the entire book, though that fact haven't hindered my pleasure from the reading in the least. Richard did excelent job with the entwining of the stories and ill tell you the truth i haven't had one favorite story and one "i just had to read" all of them were greatly enjoyeble, from the characters, throo the plot all the way up to the politics. Great job on the book, a must read for any Dragonlance fan and for those still don't know it.

Excellent finish to the Trilogy

I was very pleased with this book. It was a very fitting end to the series and I hope to see some other books that continue along the same story line. I highly urge you to buy this book if you have read the other two or are interested in the Dragonlance setting.

KNAAK DELIVERS ANOTHER HIT!!!

Richard Knaak has always been one of the best Dragonlance writers outside of Weis/Hickman. Since the Legend of Huma he has given us stories with great characters, drama, action, and overall creativity. Unlike most Dragonlance authors, he tends to think outside the box. Finally we get the conclusion to the Minotaur Wars trilogy and it is a must read. Even casual fantasy readers could pick up this trilogy and have little trouble following it. But true fans who just read the War of Souls will appreciate it more I think. I loved the idea of using Morgion as the new evil picking up where Takhisis left off. The book slows down a little midway through but it continues to urge you on to the thrilling conclusion. My only complaint is from a Dragonlance fan's point of view. Faros' sword is clearly the Sword of Tears from previous Knaak novels but it is never actually named. It almost seems like he goes out of his way not to say the name. The same goes for the mysterious minotaur saviors led by Gaerth who are obviously of the Kazinganthi clan. Maybe he felt casual readers wouldn't understand or be confused. Just a little nitpick, doesn't effect anything really. I also don't understand where he is going with the Golgren storyline. What the hell were the Titans? What was that about making a potion? I can only assume he is planning another trilogy with Faros leading the minotaur empire to war against Golgren and the ogres. I guess we wait and see. I can't wait!