The stories take place prior to the events of Dragons of Autumn Twilight.

[1] Dragonlance was first to be licensed and published with its first issue hitting the stands in August 1988.

In 1989, Tony DeZuniga illustrated The DragonLance Saga Book Three, written by Roy Thomas.

[3] Elliot S. Maggin served as an editor for DC from 1989 to 1991 and oversaw the licensed TSR titles, including Dragonlance.

Kim Yale served as an editor for DC from 1991 to 1993 and oversaw their licensed titles.