The Rise and Fall of a Dragonking: Dark Sun

by Lynn Abbey

The much-feared sorcerer-king of Urik, Hamanu joins a plot to force a transmutation that will allow him to avoid his own corruption but that will destroy all of Urik in the process. Original. 65,000... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786904763
• ISBN13: 9780786904761
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: TSR
• Length: 31 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Read

A wonderful book. Once again, Lynn Abbey tells a wonderful story with great characters and an extremely engaging plot. This book certainly sheds a lot of light onto the Dragonkings and on Athas. Highly recommended.

One of the best fantasy books

I would put this in my top list of fantasy books. It was amazing. You start the book, thinking you'll read a chapter and do something else. But the story of a boy coming of age, becoming a monster, and finally seeking redemption was just too good to let go of. One thing I'll always remember was my sister reading this book, and then screaming when the doorbell rang because she wanted to finish the novel instead of going out with her friends.

excellent book!!

Lynn Abbey does a very remarkable job of bringing us behind the scenes of being a sorcer-king. I think this was the last Dark Sun book written and I had already read all the others. Abbey shows that Hamanu is not necessarily evil but is more a victim of circumstances than anything else. I also gotta admit I really like the names Lynn came up with such as Gallard Bane of Gnomes, Ogre-Naught, Myron Troll-Scorcher, etc. Unfortunately it seems WoTC has ended Dark Sun. I'm gonna write em and ask why because I think Dark Sun has excellent potential. I wanna see more of Sorak, Just-Plain Pavek, Sadira and Rikus.

How many times have I read this book......?

I found this book to the one of the best thing to come from TSR since the Dragonlance Chronicles. It moved me somehow. It was gripping. I KNEW Hamanu in so many ways. It was so cool. I've read it about 4 or 5 times now, and my old paperback copy is about to fall apart. I have pages dog-eared like you wouldn't believe. This book has it all. Thanx, Storyweaver

A sympathetic tyrant

Afte reading Dark Sun books about Athas, this is a new perspective. The face of the tyrant Dragon Kings is revealed a little more and with a surprising view point. A must for Dark Sun fans and sure to interest anyone looking for a gripping tale of intrigue and adventure. Ultimate power is really ultimate responsibility