Dragons of Summer Flame — Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman

The War of the Lance is long over. The seasons come and go. The pendulum of the world swings. Now it is summer. A hot parched summer such as no one on Krynn has ever known before. The uneasy balance begins to shift.

Distraught by a grievous loss, the young mage Palin Majere seeks to enter the Abyss in search of his lost uncle, the infamous archmage Raistlin and on a small island, the mysterious Irda capture an ancient artifact and use it to ensure their own safety.

Usha, child of the Irda arrives in Palanthas claiming that she is Raistlin's daughter. The summer will be deadly. Perhaps it will be the last summer Ansalon will ever know.