A solid fantasy story with likeable characters and an interesting story. I am really hoping that the "whoa!" at the very end is what I think it is... 
 I refrain from giving it 5 stars because I haven't read the rest of the series, and would hate to come across something offensive in a subsequent book and feel the need to return to dock a star on behalf of the series. So far, however, I am enjoying the Dragonlance Chronicles.