Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are wonderful authors. They are very similar to Tolkien in the sense that they give in-depth backgrounds and history which make you that much closer to the charactors. They pretty much "born and raised" the world of Dragonlance and many a gamer gives them credit where credit is do. Im not saying that their better than Tolkien(Heavens NO), but they are some of my fav. authors. They were inspired by what Tolkien did for ME. He made that world so detailed that you almost believe it is real. As do Weis and Hickman do to their worlds. If you are interested in them you should start out by reading.....
1)The Chronociles(trilogy)
2)The Legend(trilogy)
They have many other novels out, but these are the best.
The Deathgate Series is not a part of Dragonlance (Although written by Weis and Hickman) but is a truly a wonderful 7 book series.
They are just two of some authors I truly enjoy. The above choices are wonderful indeed, you cant go wrong with a good classic!
Enjoy!
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