1) I read them in the order of Chronicles then the Twins Trilogy, with it being entirely optional as to how far you went after that. I think those two are the most essential reading. I dabbled with most of the Preludes and the first two Tales series after that. However, this was a long time ago now.
2) Legend of Huma (Legends), Dark Heart (Meetings Sextet) or any of the Preludes based around the characters you like the most - you'll most likely find something to enjoy or despise as the case may be. Perhaps either the Elven Nation or Dwarven Nation trilogies for more general history, or the Tales stuff for dip in and out late night reading.
3) Never read Knight of the Black Rose, though friends used to tell me all about it with some excitement back in the day. I may pick it up at some point.
4) Ok, sure. I haven't read those that you mentioned. I lost my faith after the disappointment of Dragons of Summer Flame.
5) Hmm. From memory I think he was more of a powerfully charasmatic HighPriest than a mage, and a very awe-inspiring one to his audiences.
Being one of the catalysts to the Catalysm, he was deluded by the self-righteousness of his own visions more than anything else though. I could speculate on how that can be reflected in a real context, but I'll leave that to the individual.
I haven't read Dragonlance for years. Always enjoy thinking back and reflecting the role they played in getting me to love reading though. [img]smile.gif[/img]
[ 03-30-2007, 02:06 AM: Message edited by: CerebroDragon ]