The Medusa Plague
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The name Guerrand DiThon has been cursed by his family since the day he disappeaered. When a mysterious plague strikes their beleaguered village, Guerrand's name is invoked again -- as the cause of the disaster.
Bram DiThon, Guerrand's nephew, is more like his uncle than the family would care to admit. A skilled herbalist, Bram has unknowingly turned his skills toward magic. It is to Bram the villagers turn when the plague changes their eyes to onyx, their limbs to snakes, and their flesh to stone.
Unable to stop the unexplainable deaths, Bram sets out to find his missing uncle. He learns that Guerrand is the High Defender of Bastion, the last stronghold before the Lost Citadel. But in finding him, Bram has unwittingly given an evil mage -- once Guerrand's friend, now his archenemy -- the key to destroy the three orders of sorcery.
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After enjoying the first in this trilogy I was sad when the story skipped around and didn't really make sense. The entire plague itself I felt was far fetched. I think a much better conflict could have been chosen, or at least a different disease. Without placing any spoilers it is difficult to say how the plot line became disjointed, but suffice to say that I didn't really understand the entire last section of the book. The Gods of magic confused me with their way of dealing with the situation presented to them, and I still have no clue why fairies were brought into this. Is there really a point to knowing about the Tuatha? I admit I was interested at first but then they just seemed like filler. I was happy to see a variety of creatures from the magical realms that normally do not get recognition and it's nice to pick through the spells and see ones from the D&D world. Guerrand is still an interesting character to read about, though I missed the commentary from Zag, it just wasn't included much this time. I do hope the next book makes up for this one and can somehow tie together the confusing bits.
Series
3 primary booksDragonlance: Defenders of Magic is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Mary L. Kirchoff.
Series
7 primary books13 released booksDragonlance Universe is a 85-book series with 7 primary works first released in 1900 with contributions by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and 28 others.
