[Lord Killjoy]

Here's my two cents

For reading: Dragonlance has the advantage of perhaps having the best three books in the history of fantasy writing (the chronicles Trilogy). Then half a million spin-offs books milking the characters for they were worth.(Actually I liked Kendermore). Then the 5th age fiasco.

ok so then for dragonlance we have 3 great books and a bunch of spin-offs

I will honestly say that none of the forgotten realms books are better than that trilogy.

I do think that:

The Icewind dale trilogy
Spellfire
The Empires Trilogy

Are very fine books that read better than most of the Dragonlance books

As far as gaming worlds go The FR is just so much better. Between 9000 box sets, cd-rom maps of everything and litteraly thousands of characters. Your Party can never get bored in the realms.

I found Dragonlance too small and too tightly wrapped around the books to make a good role playing enviroment.