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The Dawning of a New Age The Fifth Age  By Jean Rabe

Back Cover Text:
The Chaos War is over, magic has gone away...Or has it? 
The gods have vanished, and magic wanes from Krynn.  It is the Age of Mortals, but also the Age of Dragons, more massive and powerful than any seen before.  They are devastating villages, enslaving people, and claiming to be the overlords of Ansalon.  The War of the Lance was only a rehearsal, the War Against Chaos only a skirmish.  The War of the Dragons is imminent. 
Goldmoon, last of the original companions, is not willing to give up, and searches for new heroes to challenge the overlords.  One troubled man answers her call. 

Review:
I was pretty upset when magic disappeared along with the gods, and the remedy to the old magic didn't satisfy me.  I found many of the changes in the Fifth Age unrealistic.  As far as the plot goes, the ending was a somewhat weak, along with other flaws.  I felt that the plot design and character development could have been better too.  For example, Rig and Dhamon taking on over a dozen well armed, trained Knights of Takhisis is pretty ridiculous, along with Rig's unending supply of daggers.  But Jean Rabe's actual writing style,while cheesy at times, is okay--I had enough interest to read on.  This book is okay, but my main argument for reading it is to understand the 5th Age better.
Rating:  5/10

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