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Managed to read two novels in June, both Dragonlance, volume 1 and 2 of The Raistlin Chronicles.
Enough said.
What lar! That alone is enough to mark them as must read mar! What do you mean it's just me?
Oh well. =P
Volume 1 of the chronicles is titled The Soulforge, written by Margaret Weis.
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The story of the Majere twins when they were young were told in this novel. About young Caramon and Raistlin running about Solace fighting imagined foes, and their half sister Kitiara plotting and eventually leaving town to seek her own future.
It covers a wide span of time, from when the twins were little kids, to how they met some of the Heroes of the Lance, to the passing of their mother, up to when the companions seperated at the end of The Meetings Sextet and ended with Raistlin taking his test.
Raistlin's test was described in details, as well as his adventure to exposed the fake God that nearly got him killed.
Superb writing from Margaret, as usual.
Volume 2 of the Raistlin Chronicles is called Brothers in Arms, by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin.
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This novel picks up the story after Raistlin's test in the Tower of High Sorcery. It entrails the time when the twin's picked up their experiences working as a team. How they were trained and obtained their skills working as mercenaries.
The twin's half sister Kitiara's path towards the darkness was told, as well as the tale of a rogue red dragon that disobeyed the Dark Queen. It also touched on things to come futher down the time line.
Here's an excerpt that I like from Brothers in Arms:
"Everything happens for a reason. Your brain may not know the reason. Your brain may never figure it out. But your heart knows. Your heart always knows."
Both these novels let us delve deeper into the enigma that is Raistlin, they let us understand him more through the encounters he went through. I highly recommend them to Dragonlance readers who just can't get enough of Raistlin.
Now reading: Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy
Contemplating: reread The Chronicles of Narnia so I can ridicule the movie version
Enough said.
What lar! That alone is enough to mark them as must read mar! What do you mean it's just me?
Oh well. =P
Volume 1 of the chronicles is titled The Soulforge, written by Margaret Weis.
image source
The story of the Majere twins when they were young were told in this novel. About young Caramon and Raistlin running about Solace fighting imagined foes, and their half sister Kitiara plotting and eventually leaving town to seek her own future.
It covers a wide span of time, from when the twins were little kids, to how they met some of the Heroes of the Lance, to the passing of their mother, up to when the companions seperated at the end of The Meetings Sextet and ended with Raistlin taking his test.
Raistlin's test was described in details, as well as his adventure to exposed the fake God that nearly got him killed.
Superb writing from Margaret, as usual.
Volume 2 of the Raistlin Chronicles is called Brothers in Arms, by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin.
image source
This novel picks up the story after Raistlin's test in the Tower of High Sorcery. It entrails the time when the twin's picked up their experiences working as a team. How they were trained and obtained their skills working as mercenaries.
The twin's half sister Kitiara's path towards the darkness was told, as well as the tale of a rogue red dragon that disobeyed the Dark Queen. It also touched on things to come futher down the time line.
Here's an excerpt that I like from Brothers in Arms:
"Everything happens for a reason. Your brain may not know the reason. Your brain may never figure it out. But your heart knows. Your heart always knows."
Both these novels let us delve deeper into the enigma that is Raistlin, they let us understand him more through the encounters he went through. I highly recommend them to Dragonlance readers who just can't get enough of Raistlin.
Now reading: Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy
Contemplating: reread The Chronicles of Narnia so I can ridicule the movie version
2 comments:
Once I've finished "The Amber Spyglass", can I borrow Raistlin Chronicles from you?
I really like Raistlin's complex characteristics very much ... ~
Sure thing.
Ask, and thou shall receive.
=P
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