Dragons Of An Hourglass Mage cancelled?

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#1

xmen510

May 07, 2008 20:00:03
Why?

That is my question for WOTC. If you have a good reason, perhaps you should give it. Why cancel a series of books that regularily reach the bestsellers lists and the Dragons Of The Highlord Skies is even nominated for an award. Dragons of The Highlord Skies even reached the NY Times Bestsellers List.

Why won't you even speak to Margaret and Tracy? They deserve and have a right to a reason for this.

Why are you insulting Tracy and Margaret and the fans by doing this. Why are you stopping the publication of a Book you promised us? Dragonlance has been one of your best selling properties.

No Dragonlance mentioned in your possible list of upcoming Campaign Settings and only what, one more book? Why are you cutting out your profits? Why cancel the Dragonlance Licence? Your recent moves regarding this product leaves a lot to be questioned.

Have you completely cancelled the Dragonlance Property?

Also, no list of GenCon list of events, even if it won't happen. At least plan on it.

Here is your chance to come clean with the fans of a setting 20+ years old and have supported you up until now.

I appreciate your response.

xmen510
Steven Carroll
#2

Dragonhelm

May 07, 2008 22:57:53
I would advise calm right now. The reports, as we have heard them, have been...bewildering, to say the least. However, nothing has been said about the book being cancelled for certain. Let Margaret and Tracy (and their respective agents) have some time. If worst comes to worst, we'll organize a huge fan movement.
#3

gamileo

May 07, 2008 23:56:28
I can answer the reason for no events at Gen Con. There is a very good possibility that WoTC won't be at Gen Con this year due to a legal spat between Gen Con LLC and LucasArts over some issues. Hasbro and thus WoTC has the license to produce material and toys with LucasArts. It wouldn't make good business sense to associate with a company that is having legal problems with another company you are in bed with.
#4

cam_banks

May 08, 2008 9:04:08
It wouldn't make good business sense to associate with a company that is having legal problems with another company you are in bed with.

Unless you want said company to make money so that it would pay you back.

Cheers,
Cam
#5

daniel-rage

May 08, 2008 9:36:56
If they cancel this trilogy I am going to be furious. But that doesn' mean anything to anyone...
#6

myriddian

May 08, 2008 10:44:01
It is just a book about that git Raistlin, so no great loss. Plenty of much better reading out there.
#7

Darth_Caffeineus

May 08, 2008 11:32:00
What is the nature of the dispute? Wies and Hickman have written several novels for WOTC. What is the particular issue with this book?

Does anyone know?
#8

xmen510

May 08, 2008 15:01:52
Nope.

Not even Margaret and Tracy know. That is the problem. All WOTC said was, Don't send anything to us because we won't read it. We're not publishing this book. This is according to Tracy in the last Dragonlance Canticle Podcast.
#9

Dragonhelm

May 08, 2008 15:52:11
You can read about what little is known on this thread.
#10

xmen510

May 08, 2008 16:23:55
I have read that thread. It is still too bad no one seems to know anything. That is why I started this thread over here on the WOTC site. Maybe someone who is involved here just might see it and actually respond. Give a little repect to those who have done so much for them like Margaret and Tracy have. That is all I think needs to be done. If Tracy and/or Margaret came on the boards tomorrow and said, "Hey, we got our answer, but unfortuneately we can't share it with you due to an NDA", that would be fine. At least they showed some repect and gave them an answer, because really, that is what is needed here. They don't necessarily owe the fans an answer (although, that would be nice), they do owe Margaret and Tracy an answer. Just hoping this pushes the right buttons and gets them the answer they deserve.
#11

cam_banks

May 09, 2008 0:31:16
I have read that thread. It is still too bad no one seems to know anything. That is why I started this thread over here on the WOTC site. Maybe someone who is involved here just might see it and actually respond.

WotC has already responded and its representatives can't say anything more until the situation has been fully dealt with. Until what's happening behind the scenes is made public, the best thing to do is just sit tight and hope for the best.

Cheers,
Cam
#12

xmen510

May 09, 2008 6:59:29
At least something may be happening then. Thanks for the update.
#13

ikki

May 09, 2008 12:45:21
WotC has already responded and its representatives can't say anything more until the situation has been fully dealt with. Until what's happening behind the scenes is made public, the best thing to do is just sit tight and hope for the best.

Cheers,
Cam

Quite possibly related to the whole issue of no sales for ..what..6-7 months (?), while paychecks, rents etc have been running...

At the same time as consumerspending is going downhill all over the states, anything not related to food and fuel anyway. All the while money is getting ever scarcer (intrest will rise, big time, has to..), as workers demand raises to cover the ever costler food and fuel... and there still arent any sales.

They just cannot afford it, or think they cannot.
#14

xmen510

May 09, 2008 14:38:47
Afford what? No sales?

Just what are you referring to? Dragonlance specifically? Dragonlance Novels are still being sold. If you are talking WOTC specifically, lots of stuff has come out in the past 6 months. Dragonlance stuff too.
#15

ikki

May 09, 2008 16:52:27
Afford what? No sales?

Just what are you referring to? Dragonlance specifically? Dragonlance Novels are still being sold. If you are talking WOTC specifically, lots of stuff has come out in the past 6 months. Dragonlance stuff too.

wotc.. they killed their product the 3.5
No new products since half a year ago
#16

xmen510

May 09, 2008 17:07:32
There were a few RPG related books that came out the end of last year and beginning of this one. Also, aren't The Anvil Of Time books part of Dragonlance? The Sellsword (written by Cam Banks) just came out last month did it not? Or am I mistaken?
#17

aliothefool

May 09, 2008 17:14:24
There were a few RPG related books that came out the end of last year and beginning of this one. Also, aren't The Anvil Of Time books part of Dragonlance? The Sellsword (written by Cam Banks) just came out last month did it not? Or am I mistaken?

Yeah, there've been products released. They've released books like the two 4e previews. They've released a couple sets of minis. Novels have hit the shelves. (Didn't the last Mina book release this week?)

That's not including all the other products WotC produces, away from D&D. Somehow I doubt they're not making money.

That said, I still want this book. We've been waiting years, literally, for it. Come on WotC, let W&H finish it!
#18

sfdragon

May 10, 2008 3:41:10
yeah the Mina book hit the stores....
#19

phanuel

May 12, 2008 19:34:44
I have to agree. This is the story I've been waiting for. Dwarven Depths and Highlord Skies were good reads, but to finally have an answer of how Raistlin goes from realizing the key to serving in the Dragonarmies was an enigma I've been waiting many many years for as well.