Background
Author Richard Knaak wrote The Legend of Huma so that it followed the Dungeons & Dragons game rules. The novel is a prequel to the original Dragonlance trilogy, Chronicles, and is based on the legend mentioned in those books of the first person to discover the mythical Dragonlances. Knaak said that an overarching theme of his books is "one should never give up."
His first novel, The Legend of Huma is a prequel to the events described in the Dragonlance novels by Weis and Hickman. According to the Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works, "Knaak's novel proved to be more successful than the game."
On May 22, 1988, it became a New York Times Best Seller.
This novel introduces the character of Kaz the minotaur. The novel builds on elements introduced in earlier short stories to treat minotaurs as characters rather than monsters.
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