Tanis, the Shadow Years
novel 1990 Dragonlance
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780880389136 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
A wizard named Kishpa asks Tanis for help protecting a magical quill from pursuing enemies. As payment, Kishpa offers to take Tanis back into his own memories so Tanis can discover the identity of his mysterious father and reunite Kishpa with his lost love, Brandella.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragonlance
- Series: Dragonlance: Preludes ; position 6 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Barbara Siegel
- Author: Scott Siegel
Notes
- Dragonlance: Preludes #6.
- From the series record (Dragonlance: Preludes): A 6-novel series (1989-1990) of prequel/side-story novels set just before and during the original Dragonlance Chronicles, each following a different member of the Heroes of the Lance, one novel (or author pair) per volume. Registered 2026-08-18.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Dragonlance: Preludes: position 6 of 6: previous Flint the King (1990)
- Internal chronology, within Dragonlance: position 153 of 164: previous The Gully Dwarves (1996) · next The Companions (1993)
Sources
- Wikipedia: List of Dragonlance novels
- https://skybeargames.wordpress.com/2021/11/30/the-great-dragonlance-re-read-tanis-the-shadow-years-by-barbara-siegel-scott-siegel/
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