Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes

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Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes
Author	Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Cover artist	Larry Elmore
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Tales, Dragonlance
Genre(s)	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Wizards of the Coast
Publication date	August, 1987 (mass market paperback)
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	364 pp
ISBN	ISBN 0-88038-382-8
Preceded by	The Magic of Krynn
Followed by	Love and War

Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes is a fantasy novel set in the Dragonlance campaign series and is the second of a trilogy of the Tales series.

[edit] Plot introduction

The book is a compilation of 10 short stories from various authors taking place in the fictional world of Krynn:

1. "Snowsong" by Nancy Varian Berberick. This tale tells the story of an early adventure of the Companions. Tanis Half-Elven and Sturm Brightblade are caught in a blizzard and their only hope of being rescued lies in the kender, Tasslehoff Burrfoot.
2. "The Wizard's Spectacles" by Morris Simon.
3. "The Storyteller" by Barbara Siegel and Scott Siegel.
4. "A Shaggy Dog's Tail" by Danny Peary.
5. "Lord Toede's Disastrous Hunt" by Harold Bakst. This is the story of the (first) demise and death of the Dragon Highlord, Fewmaster Toede.
6. "Definitions of Honor" by Richard A. Knaak. This is a tale of a young Knight of Solamnia, Torbin, who rides to the rescue of a village against a minotaur.
7. "Hearth Cat and Winter Wren" by Nancy Varian Berberick. This is another tale of an early adventure of the Companions. A young Raistlin Majere uses his magic to help his friends against an evil wizard.
8. "'Wanna Bet?'" by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. This is the tale of Caramon Majere's three sons: Palin, Tanin, and Sturm Majere who accidentally find themselves in an adventure to recover the Graygem of Gargath after losing a bet with a mysterious dwarf named Dougan Redhammer. This tale is also reprinted in the the novel, "The Second Generation."
9. "Into the Heart of the Story" by Michael Williams. A gnome, Virum, tells his version of authorship of the songs involved about the heroes of the War of the Lance.
10. "Dagger-Flight" by Nick O'Donohoe. A tale told from the viewpoint of a dagger involved in the novel, Dragons of Autumn Twilight.