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bit_preachy's review against another edition
3.0
Would've been better off sticking with the canon material...
This is an ok book if you're like me and you can't get enough of Raistlin. Raistlin is one of my favorite literary characters of all time (sorry Dresden) but this book feels like a side step from the soul forge and brothers in arms followed by the chronicles. I'll be happy to get back into the normal flow and let's be honest...earwig is no Tas.
This is an ok book if you're like me and you can't get enough of Raistlin. Raistlin is one of my favorite literary characters of all time (sorry Dresden) but this book feels like a side step from the soul forge and brothers in arms followed by the chronicles. I'll be happy to get back into the normal flow and let's be honest...earwig is no Tas.
melvalan's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
rabbithops's review against another edition
4.0
I love all the Majere stories, but this one has some odd parts.
There are meta-references I am highly uncomfortable with, and modern references that don't even make sense.
This particular author does employ the use of introducing re-occurring themes/objects/people in quite a better way than Weis/Hickman, but the story doesn't flow the same as the staple Dragonlance books. This unfortunately makes it feel out of place, with many paragraphs I wound up speed-reading for their redundancies, and it was very rushed towards the end.
There are meta-references I am highly uncomfortable with, and modern references that don't even make sense.
This particular author does employ the use of introducing re-occurring themes/objects/people in quite a better way than Weis/Hickman, but the story doesn't flow the same as the staple Dragonlance books. This unfortunately makes it feel out of place, with many paragraphs I wound up speed-reading for their redundancies, and it was very rushed towards the end.
absolutelyfatal's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars technically.
I am extremely biased because there were cats and a Cat Lord in this along with my favorite Dragonlance character: Raistlin. so I almost feel this is the strongest in the series, which would hold it at a steady 3 ish stars but I popped it up to 4 solely for the Cat Lord and the cats...
I did feel Raistlin was slightly ooc at some points though.
Dragonlance series has an issue with having low diversity and super hetero-storylines and Raistlin is one of the few characters that generally escapes their super hetero-storylines but this book was a bit pushy making him seem attracted to someone (though there was a reason, but still). However, the Cat Lord was defined as having dark skin so at least there's that. If Dragonlance continues maybe there will be more diversity all around (and less super heteronormativeness)!
I am extremely biased because there were cats and a Cat Lord in this along with my favorite Dragonlance character: Raistlin. so I almost feel this is the strongest in the series, which would hold it at a steady 3 ish stars but I popped it up to 4 solely for the Cat Lord and the cats...
I did feel Raistlin was slightly ooc at some points though.
Dragonlance series has an issue with having low diversity and super hetero-storylines and Raistlin is one of the few characters that generally escapes their super hetero-storylines but this book was a bit pushy making him seem attracted to someone (though there was a reason, but still). However, the Cat Lord was defined as having dark skin so at least there's that. If Dragonlance continues maybe there will be more diversity all around (and less super heteronormativeness)!
poisonenvy's review against another edition
3.0
It was fine. Caramon and Raistlin were refreshingly IC for much of it (we except the entire middle of the novel, which I'll chalk up to see sort of spell of some sort), and it was nice that it made nods to other Dragonlance books through the walls of Mereklar.
Plotwise it was entertaining, though the entire last chapter is just a giant exposition dump for things that weren't clearly shown in the novel. There were some mildly confusing POV switches. It can get pretty adverb heavy at points (tip for writers: every sentence does not need to have an adverb in it) There were points that were bad, but over all its a decent read for anyone who loves Dragonlance and doesn't think too hard about continuality errors (though if you do, the Preludes and the Meetings Sextant are not the series for you).
I did enjoy the first half of the book more than the last half, but that's not to say the last half was necessarily bad.
Plotwise it was entertaining, though the entire last chapter is just a giant exposition dump for things that weren't clearly shown in the novel. There were some mildly confusing POV switches. It can get pretty adverb heavy at points (tip for writers: every sentence does not need to have an adverb in it) There were points that were bad, but over all its a decent read for anyone who loves Dragonlance and doesn't think too hard about continuality errors (though if you do, the Preludes and the Meetings Sextant are not the series for you).
I did enjoy the first half of the book more than the last half, but that's not to say the last half was necessarily bad.
pata's review against another edition
2.0
Es terrible, pero al menos es mejor que los libros de Tanis y Tas. Sólo tiene dos estrellas por eso, porque este lo he podido terminar.
Empezó muy bien. Caramon no era tan tonto ni Raistlin tan... Raistlin como en los demás libros y eso me gustaba, pero no sé en qué punto comenzó a ir todo cuesta abajo y acabó siendo una parodia de sí mismo. Todos los personajes conocidos eran OOC y los nuevos eran absurdos. El supuesto misterio del libro no era misterio ninguno y el modo de llevar la trama demasiado cuestionable y soporífero.
Lo describen todo al más mínimo detalle, se ve que para rellenar espacio, porque luego todo eso no tiene propósito ninguno. Tres páginas describiendo cómo Raistlin hace una poción; una y media diciendo cómo el kender y Caramon abren una tapa. Diálogos estúpidos, vocabulario aún más estúpido, y calidad literaria bastante, bastante abajo.
Me ha parecido más un fanfic que un libro de la Dragonlance.
Empezó muy bien. Caramon no era tan tonto ni Raistlin tan... Raistlin como en los demás libros y eso me gustaba, pero no sé en qué punto comenzó a ir todo cuesta abajo y acabó siendo una parodia de sí mismo. Todos los personajes conocidos eran OOC y los nuevos eran absurdos. El supuesto misterio del libro no era misterio ninguno y el modo de llevar la trama demasiado cuestionable y soporífero.
Lo describen todo al más mínimo detalle, se ve que para rellenar espacio, porque luego todo eso no tiene propósito ninguno. Tres páginas describiendo cómo Raistlin hace una poción; una y media diciendo cómo el kender y Caramon abren una tapa. Diálogos estúpidos, vocabulario aún más estúpido, y calidad literaria bastante, bastante abajo.
Me ha parecido más un fanfic que un libro de la Dragonlance.
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