Dragons of Autumn Twilight is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a series of "Dungeons & Dragons" ("D&D") game modules. It was the first "Dragonlance" novel, and first in the Chronicles trilogy, which, along with the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, are generally regarded as the core novels of the "Dragonlance" world. The Chronicles trilogy came about because the designers wanted novels to tell the story of the game world they were creating, something to which TSR, Inc. (TSR) agreed only reluctantly. "Dragons of Autumn Twilight" details the meeting of the Companions and the early days of The War of the Lance. The novel corresponds with the first two "Dragonlance" game modules," Dragons of Despair" and "Dragons of Flame", but with a different ending. It introduces many of the characters that are the subject of later novels and short stories.