Kendermore (Dragonlance: Preludes, #2)

By Mary L. Kirchoff

Book Overview

Before the War of the Lance, carefree kender Tasslehoff Burrfoot is enjoying the company of his friends at the Inn of the Last Home when a bounty hunter arrives and charges him with desertion for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880387548
• ISBN13: 9780880387545
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Redeemed the Series

After the abyssmal Darkness & Light of the Preludes series, I was very inclined to pass over Kendermore. I only had hope because the author was different, so I gave it a shot. Luckily this book was a hundred times better than the last one.The main plot is that the kender Tasselhoff is being taken back to Kendermore by the dwarven bounty hunter Gisella and her assistant. Of course being a kender, he ultimately gets distracted along the way. A treasure map gets involved along with a cowardly doctor and Tasselhoff's intended bride to be. Being a kender he naturally manages to get out of every tight situation without fear and normally "borrowing" something along the way.Kendermore saves itself from the problem of the last novel by not taking itself so seriously. Ridiculous situations are treated as just that and not intended to be great masterpieces. The author lends just enough credibility to the rather comical character to make him an amusing hero.It's all in all a nice light read that though it won't make you think too much, it won't sour your stomach either.

Funny book

I thought this book was very funny. i liked it a lot. almost every chapter has some comedy in it. whether it is with kender, or gully dwarves, it was funny. But Mary also did a good job in the way she put the book together, it was a good read, and it kept me hooked until i had finished it. I recommend this book to anyone who is a kender fan. It is highly funny, and filled with enough "action" to keep the most diehard dragonlance readers hooked.

Very Entertaining and Cute

Imagine ... the home of Kenders' brought to life! This book doesn't downrate any of the characters as others have said (in fact that's the main reason, besides it being DL) that I picked it up), but the portrayal of Tas is still the same... with a little more depth. The idea of Gisella (a dwarf who actually prefers to have a little "romp" instead of paying with money)was actually interesting. The story is not farfetched, its the story of Tasslehoff's journey back to Kendermore. It certainly deserves 5 stars, but there was only one MINOR problem with it... the synopsis is incorrect with one thing. In the synopsis it states that Tas has to face a wizard out to pickle one of every kind, when in fact it's two gnomes trying to fulfill thier life-quest. A really enjoyable read, and the ending almost brought tears to my eyes...

Tas comes out on top!

I think it's about time somebody finally did a whole novel about my favorite character!I was delighted to read this book, as I'm sure any kender fan would be.

Kendermore is a great book by a great author

Kendermore is one of the better book's i've read. I really like Mary Kirchoff's writing and this story is quite amusing (that can be expected with kender) and it also gives info about Tasslehoff Burrfoot's origin's and Kendermore itself, which have been pretty much neglected in previous titles.