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Riverwind the Plainsman
- Dragonlance: Preludes, Book 4
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Series: Dragonlance: Preludes, Book 4
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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1 out of 5 stars
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Publisher's Summary
Fourth in the classic Preludes series.
First launched over a decade ago, the Preludes series has continued to prove popular with Dragonlance fans. Riverwind the Plainsman is authored by popular writing team Thompson & Cook.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-20-19
Great story and tremendous characters.
Aother fine read by Paul and a worthy addition to the history of Kyrnn. Riverwinds story is epic all if its own.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jake S
- 05-31-19
Amazing prelude!
Enjoyed every bit of this story! leads right up top where it needed to and definitely made me want to resist the following books!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jesse
- 04-12-19
Riverwind the Plainsman.
I have a special place in my heart for Riverwind. This is a fun tale, filled with surprising plot twists and great characters. An excellent addition to the DragonLance Saga. I loved seeing Riverwind’s impossible courting quest fulfilled. It reminds me never to loose faith.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- robert cox
- 01-27-19
epic tale of adventure
loved this book as a teenager and it still ranks as one of the best fantasy adventure stories ever written.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- elboogie
- 08-23-15
another great story
the story was interesting with unexpected twists. the narrator was consistent. this book nicely fills in the previously unexplained gaps in Riverwind's story.