Not In my opinion, Having grown up playing D&D (18 Years into it) I find I cannot get enough of these books. I own every single DL book ever put out. Some are better than others but maybe only 2 really suck. My favs outside of the original 2 trilogies are Legend of Huma and both Kaz follow up books (Kaz the Minotaur is my favorite DL character outside of Raistlin), Lord Toede (cracks me up),The Elven and Dwarven Nation trilogies are both very good. The meetings Sextet offers a few good reads, especially The Companions which deals with Minotaurs and Tas turns evil (Very funny). The Rastlin trilogy is excellent so far (Eagerly awaiting the third book), and Emperor of Ansalon, which chronicles the rise of Ariakas. Some of the books are kind of corny like Wanderlust, and Darkness and Light, but I can get through them with a minimum of cringing. The 2 I would single out as being bad and not worth the money would be the Dark Queen (rather plodding), and Uncle Trapspringer. I love the world of Krynn and am more than happy to lose myself there on a daily basis, so I would say No, The DL series did not go downhill at all. By the way, most of the books containing the short stories are excellent. The only things I dont like in there are the Epic poems.
MrSlayer
I left out alot of titles, so if you have any questions on a particular book feel free to email me or post your question here. I'll be happy to answer.
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