Read the opening pages of Dragons of Deceit, the first new Dragonlance novel in more than a decade

polygon.com:

The beloved Dragonlance series returns this summer with Dragons of Deceit, the first book in a new trilogy of Dungeons & Dragons novels by creators Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Polygon sat down with the pair recently to discuss the book and the franchise they helped bring to life nearly 40 years ago. We can also share an exclusive excerpt — the first few pages from volume one of the Dragonlance Destinies series.

Dragons of Deceit begins far from the woods of Solace and focuses on a family that has likely never even heard of Otik and his legendary spiced potatoes. Its main character, Destina Rosethorn, comes from a noble lineage that makes its home far to the north in the land of Solamnia — soon to be the front lines in the coming War of the Lance.

“The wonderful thing, I think, about the Rosethorns,” Hickman told Polygon in an interview over Zoom, “is that they represent a completely different view of this war in that they are right in the middle of it. This isn’t something that’s happening in a very distant place. This is their home. This is their life.”

“The beautiful and predictive destiny I think that Destina has [...] is completely broken by these outside forces and events,” he continued. “Dragons of Deceit is very much about this idea that the destiny we are expecting for ourselves is not the destiny that awaits us, and how do we deal with that really crushing disappointment that that represents.”

Destina will not be alone on her journey through the land of Krynn, a fact that was made clear in late 2021 with the reveal of Dragons of Deceit’s cover by artist Philipp Urlich. The noblewoman stands proudly in the center of the frame, flanked by none other than Tasslehoff Burrfoot — one of Dragonlance’s original