 In 1984 , TSR published the first Dragonlance novel , Dragons of Autumn Twilight . It began the Chronicles trilogy , a core element of the Dragonlance world . While the authoring team of Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis wrote the setting 's central books , numerous other authors contributed novels and short stories to the setting . Over 190 novels have used the Dragonlance setting , and have been accompanied by supplemental Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting material for over a decade . In 1997 , Wizards of the Coast LLC purchased TSR , and licensed Dragonlance to Sovereign Press , Inc in 2001 to produce game materials ; this licensing agreement expired in 2007 . 
