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Summary: THIS IS A GREAT START TO A NEW SERIES!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This is the start of the "twins" series. This book starts Raist quest to defeat the Dark Queen and Caramons quest to save a soul. The cleric of palidine, Crysinia, falls into this story. She has a quest of her own, to so something big for Krynn, and unfortunatly falls right into Raist's cleverly laid trap. Raist travels back in time to find and defeat Fistandaltius, the greatest wizard in the history of Krynn.
Raist tell his half sister and the leader of the dragonarmies on Krynn of his plans. Kitara decides that Raist is nuts so she sicks her death knight, Lord Soth, on Crysinia. This is because the only way Raist can get into the Abyss, where the Dark Queen lives is to open an portal. The ancient wizards that made the portals tried to seal them by making the only way to open them by a holy cleric of palidine of infinite goodness and a powerful wizard of the black robes of infinite evil working together. This the ancient wizards thought was impossibe so the thought the portals were safe from harm. Little did they know that their great plan would be over come by none other than love. For of cource Crysinia falls in love with Raist.
Anyway back to the story. Crysinia calls on palidins aid and he protects his cleric in the only way he can, by taking her spirit to him. The only way for Crysinia to be reserected is for a powerful cleric to call on palinins aid and put her soul back in her body. The clerics of that era dont have enough power to bring Crysinia back. Only the Kingpriest and his followers had that power and of cource that was when Raist wanted Crysinia to be. The great Par-salin sends her, with Caramon, back to several months before the catalysm. Tas and his unbelievibly inquizitive nature gets into the spell and goes with them. This of cource causes problems. Only the humans elves and ogeres are allowed to travel in time. Any other race will have the ability to alter time.
As you can see this is an interesting book so get it and read it. It is great!!!!!!!!!!1
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Summary: Awesome
Review: Are you intrigued and entranced by Raistlin's magic? Does Tas send you into fits of laughter? If so, this is the book for you. Following the end of the War of the lance, book one deals with a cleric of Paladine, Lady Crysania, attempting to turn Raistlin back to good. But what she doesnt know is that Raistlin wants to use her to further his own plans for power. But in order for Raistlin to become powerful enough, he has to travel back in time to study with the greatest of all mages, Fistandantilus. Caramon and Crysania are to be sent back in time by Par-Salian, current head of the mages, supposedly to stop Raistlin, but really to redeem a soul. Whose soul? find out by reading the book. But you may think, "he mentioned Tas earlier, but i dont see how he fits in." Well, Tas, through his kender curiosity, manages to get himself sent back with Caramon, and is extremely hilarious thorought this book and the following ones. Read this book and the rest of the exciting trilogy, and you most certainly wont regret it.
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Summary: One of the best Dragonlance books
Review: Basically i must warn people on a tight schedule not to read this book. Once you start reading it you wont stop until you finish. The book takes place two years after the chronicles trilogy ends, and follows the adventures of Raistlin, Caramon, Tasslehoff and a priestess of Paladin, Cryssania. I wont go into too much detail as you can get it from other reviews. This is definetely one of the best Dragonlance books ever, and I personally like the Legends trilogy even better than Chronicles.
A few things I didnt like were the authors romantic touches, those were a little off in my opinion. I also hate Elistan the priest, because he's too cheesy for me, the authors should've included a chapter on some viciously slaughtering that old bum.
Other than that the book is excellent and I recommend buying all 3 books from the trilogy at once because once you finish the first book, there's no way you can last for a week waiting for the other 2 to come in the mail.
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Summary: There are only 7 dragonlance books that matter, this is one.
Review: For all those who have ever read, or are planning to read Dragonlance, I have some insight to share. All of the books are enjoyable, but there are only 7 that matter... the 4 Chronicles (especially the first 3), and the 3 legends books. This book 1 the first of the latter series, and is truly enjoyable. Not as much action as the chronicles, but for true dragonlance fans that doesn't matter. The subject matter is different, and equally as compelling, but on a more personal and spiritual level. This book deals with arguably the most famous dragonlance character, Raistlin, and his brother Caramon. It is the single-most important and compelling relationship in the Dragonlance saga, and for that reason alone, this book is a must read. Plus it is a hell of a book, and it tells the story of the culmination of Raistlin's power and ambition which, behind the war of the lance, is the most thrilling topic in the world of Dragonlance.
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Summary: I liked it better than the Chronicles
Review: I am not a Dragonlance fan. I've never enjoyed reading enough, but I did read the Chronicles and the twins trilogy. The Chronicles trilogy was great. The struggle and character interaction was great, but I really felt there wasn't enough development on my two favorite characters (Tas and Raist) until the third book. I have never been one for a character development, but because of the nature of the characters I just had to know more about them.The Time of the Twins give you the first real glimpse at Raistlin's destiny, soul and power. It gives Caramon something to do other than bash heads and act as his brother's lap dog. It gives us more time to enjoy Tas's antics (I LOVE the whoosh thing). Perhaps most importantly it gives you the chance to see just how manipulative and deceitful Raistlin can be. He truly roped Crysania in. In short, the book is absolutely marvelous for those who enjoy the kender-kind and dark mages with good hearted twin brothers. Of course, if you don't like any of those, don't even pick it up.
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Summary: Interesting read
Review: I haven't read any other of the Dragonlance series, but loved The Sovereign Stone trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, so when I saw this at Walmart I had to check it out. The plot centers around Crysania(a cleric), Caramon(a warrior turned into a pathetic drunk), Tas(pickpocket,comic relief character) and Raistlin(evil wizard who's the brother of Caramon). Cysania thinks she is called by god to save Raistlin's and sets out with some guy named Tanis to go to his tower. After visiting his hometown, Tanis goes to a funeral telling Cysania to wait for him. She dosen't and one of his friends who is married to Caramon makes Caramon go after her saying that she won't accept him back till he finds her. Caramon meets an old friend named Tas and they set out. Caramon is more concerned about getting drunk than searching and after they find Crysania he isn't able to fight when they are attacked and Crysania ends up getting injured. In a sort of dream state Crysania meets with Raistlin who tricks her into thinking he isn't as bad as he is and they eventually fall in love(she does anyway, you'll see for yourself if he does). He also tells her of his plan to go back in time to become a god. Meanwhile, Caramon and Tas meet with some mage who says the only way to heal Crysania and stop Raistlin is to go back in time. So they do. Well, that's the basics of the plot. Any more would spoil it. All the characters serve their purpose well. Raistlin is a tricky villian and I wasn't able to figure out what he would do. Caramon is interesting and plays the driving force of the story well. Tas is very funny. The only character I didn't really like was Crysania who was kind of your atypical cleric character. The ending of the book is a cliffhanger and I can't wait to see what happened in the next volume. Overall, this dosen't reinvent the fantasy genre and isn't the greatest book ever, but definitly is worth reading after you've gotten past the obligatory Wheel of Time, Song of Fire and Ice, Sword of Truth, and Lord of the Rings series.
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Summary: I've Sworn Off Abridged Works
Review: I listen to a lot of books. Usually over 40 hours a week (yes, it is full time job!!!). I usually avoid abridged works but picked this one up because of a friend who really enjoyed the book.
I got soooo lost. Things were too abridged, conversations and situations were way too short, and I had trouble following the story. In fact, I've given up after the first tape (that's HALF THE STORY!!!). I mean, people were killed and others being healed and thing would change so quickly I couldn't remember who was who and had done what.
If you want to enjoy this book, get the book. From what I've heard, this really is a great story especially for those totally lost in the world of Dragonlance. If you like Dragonlance a lot, don't waste your time reading this abridged stuff. Either read the book or wait for the full version to come out.
If I could say one good thing about this audiobook is that it is done with a caste of characters so that certain voices went with certain characters. I've really liked stories like that. Listen to the His Dark Materials works by Philip Pullman for a perfect example of how this should be done.
But why people waste time making abridged works is beyond my comprehension. Is the extra cost really that troublesome? I would have bought the other two books, I'm sure.
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Summary: Excellent read.
Review: I was a little bit sceptical when buying this book since I wasn't such a great fan of either Raistlin or Caramon, but I did want to read the continuation of Dragonlance so I did, and I wasn't dissapointed by half even. The start of the story drew me in almost instantly and I was immediately captivated and intruiged by the new main character, Crysania. She is the perfect counterpart to Raistlin. She complements his personality and has the role to stimulate Raisltin's character development and overall, she really made him a more interesting person to read about.
The storyline itself is marvellous. IMHO, it surpasses the previous trillogy (Chronicles) in terms of character development, dialogue and most noticeably, the plot. The only weakness in this book (which earned it a 4 star instead of 5) is that between a fast-paced start and a cliff-hanging but exciting ending, it also has along with an excruciatingly SLOW middle. I really had to force myself to go on then. But, was worth the pain since after the plot quickened all the things I sludged through to read became part of a bigger , clearer picture. Worth the patience. I would definately recommend this book. It's definately worth the time spent reading it.
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Summary: Not QUITE as good as CHRONICLES.
Review: If this first book is any indication, this series won't be quite as good as DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES. Not that I didn't enjoy reading this book...it was thoroughly enjoyable. It just wasn't as gripping as the first series. I found it very difficult to put down any of those three books. With this one, it was no big deal to me to put the book down when it was time to go to bed. This book focuses more on the characters than on the adventure. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of adventure to go around. It's just that Weis and Hickman seem to be focusing more on the characters of Caramon and Raistlin and their relationship to each other than on how many bad guys they can wade through. In this book, Caramon begins to realize just how evil his brother really is. We see him in denial and, as the book progresses, we seem him slowly come to realize how far beyond redemption Raistlin is. Aside from these two main characters, we also get to see Tasslehoff mature as a character. We see how truly devoted he is to his friends and that he does have a deep sense of commitment to those he calls his friends. The adventure side was neat, even if it wasn't the true focus of the book. We get a good look at Istar before the Cataclysm and the events that led up to it. Very intriguing. If you've read the CHRONICLES, this will definitely be an enjoyable read for you. If not, I suggest you read those three books (DRAGONS OF AUTUMN TWILIGHT, DRAGONS OF WINTER NIGHT, and DRAGONS OF SPRING DAWNING) first.
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Summary: If you're in love with Snape, you'll like this book
Review: If you're infatuated with Snape from the Harry Potter series, you'll LOVE this book; Snape is almost an exact replica of Dalamar, a prominent character who's introduced in this trilogy. I think you'll especially like this trilogy, as well as the rest of the books in this series, if you're a young adult. It's filled with engaging characters and an interesting plot. If you read only one set of books out of the entire DragonLance series, I recommend this trilogy. Of all the DragonLance books, the Twin trilogy is the most suspenseful and emotionally captivating. Certainly worth a read for anyone who enjoys good fantasy.
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