Apparently Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman dismissed their ten million dollar lawsuit against Wokeists of the Coast a few weeks ago and now with the lawsuit out of the way, the Dragonlance trilogy of novels is set to be released again by the duo with Wizards of the Coast support.
When the lawsuit was first announced several months ago, I assumed that it would be the end of Dragonlance in general since win or lose, it seemed highly unlikely that anything under the Dragonlance banner would be released ever again. The original lawsuit arose out of disagreements over the composition of the novels and if some sources are to be believed, that the Dragonlance novels being written weren't tailored enough for what WOTC would consider modern readers sensibilities in this post-Critical Role era of Tieflings everywhere and every Orc and Aasimar has an equal chance of being a Paladin or a Pedophile.
But I digress. Obviously neither the Dragonlance writers nor Wizards of the Coast will mention anything in regards to the old lawsuit or the issues surrounding it, at least for the time being, but the main takeaway is that a few months ago I was thinking about posting a thread with the 'Rest in Peace' tag and talking about the Dragonlance lawsuit but never got around to it. Apparently that was premature and Dragonlance isn't dead... yet. And we're still getting a new Dragonlance novel trilogy from its original creators.
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Announce New Dragonlance Trilogy - Reactor
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are officially returning to the Dragonlance franchise. Weis announced today that she and her writing partner will be writing a new trilogy set to follow their classic fantasy novels with Del Rey Books, with the first installment to tentatively hit stores later...
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When the lawsuit was first announced several months ago, I assumed that it would be the end of Dragonlance in general since win or lose, it seemed highly unlikely that anything under the Dragonlance banner would be released ever again. The original lawsuit arose out of disagreements over the composition of the novels and if some sources are to be believed, that the Dragonlance novels being written weren't tailored enough for what WOTC would consider modern readers sensibilities in this post-Critical Role era of Tieflings everywhere and every Orc and Aasimar has an equal chance of being a Paladin or a Pedophile.
But I digress. Obviously neither the Dragonlance writers nor Wizards of the Coast will mention anything in regards to the old lawsuit or the issues surrounding it, at least for the time being, but the main takeaway is that a few months ago I was thinking about posting a thread with the 'Rest in Peace' tag and talking about the Dragonlance lawsuit but never got around to it. Apparently that was premature and Dragonlance isn't dead... yet. And we're still getting a new Dragonlance novel trilogy from its original creators.