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Summary: wow
Review: what can i say?? this is a great book. i (being a huge raistlin fan)wanted to read this book as soon as i found out it exsisted. i rember reading chronicles, looking at raistlin and going 'here is the most intresting charicter i have ever read about.' the soulforge is about raistlin growing up as a child to taking the test in the tower of high sorcery. in this book u realize that that even as a child raistlin's best friend was his ambition. u could see how and why he became so.. dark.. in chronicles and legonds. u also see that raistlin wasn't always as dark-hearted. he wasn't born wearing the black robes, despite what many may think. in this book u see him as a, all arond ok person. he's not a saint or anything, but he isn't a bad guy either. i highly recomend this book to any dl fan, but i dont segust that any1 new to dl should read this. start with chronicles, and then legonds. that way u get to know raistlin, so to speak. i think that this is an exelent book. enjoy.
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Summary: Amazing Prequel!!
Review: This book is a great prequel to the Dragonlance Chronicles. It relays the story of the power-hungry mage, Raistlin, and his muscle-bound brother, Caramon. Raistlin starts out as a child, and grows to be in his early 20's when he takes The Test at the Tower of Wayreth.I think this is an amazing book, and recommend it to anyone who has read the Dragonlance Chronicles. Margaret Weis does a great job of keeping the reader in suspense and giving great background information on the group that was in the Dragonlance Chronicles. Brothers In Arms is the sequel to this book. BUY THEM BOTH NOW!!!
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Summary: Still in suspense
Review: I'm about on page 300 and I'm in so much suspense waiting for Raistlin to cast a fireball or something Its wierd how they never talk about all the books he got in the cronicles or legends well if you want to chat with an expert dragonlance fan e-mail me at ty_luckett@yahoo.com
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Summary: Inside his mind
Review: The Soulforge by Margaret Weis and Forward by Tracy Hickman, is the chance, for those of you have read The Dragon Lance Chronicles, to get inside the mind of our silent, clever, and power thirsty mage Raistlin Majere. Reading this story will explain Raistlins' jealousy over his muscular twin Caramon and why Raistlin resents his brother so much.
Raistlin Majere, a thin and silent boy, lived in Solace with his brother shortly after his parents died. Raistlin "friends", though they were mainly Caramon's friends were Sturm Brightblade, a would be knight, and Kitiara, their half-sister. When a stranger enters town looking for people interested in magic, Kitiara goes to him and asks if they would except her baby brother Raistlin because he was no good at the sword and had absolutely no strength for physical combat.
After excepting Raistlin, he swiftly became a prized student, who was soon able, though it had been many years of work, to cast spells far beyond his limit. After meeting Tanis Half-Elven, a half-elf who left his homeland of Qualinesti, Flint Fireforge, a hill dwarf who left his lands to become the greatest smith in Solace and to just get away from everyone, and Tasslehoff Burrfoot, kenders are creatures that look like thin hobbits and are very adventurous. Raistlin, Kitiara, Caramon followed Flint, Tanis, and to everyone's great dismay Tas, short for Tasslehoff, went to the Haven for the spring time festival. Their Raistlin met a mage named Lemuel and obtained some very powerful books for his dream.
Soon after stopping a group of thieving charlatan clerics, he was soon invited to take the Test. The Test was usually given to older mages but Raistlin was only 25. Now there was a breath telling of what happened in the Test in the Dragon Lance Chronicles. After the Test, Raistlin transformed into a creature that only sees things aging because he had struck a deal with a specter that was not part of the Test but only lived in it. He had past the Test after killing the closest person to him.
This enjoyable book to Dragon Lance fans will suddenly understand why he resents his brother and the other, as well as other things that might surprise even those who think they know everything about Raistlin and the others who haven't read this book.
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Summary: Great
Review: If you ever want to find out more about Raistlin and Caramon's natures and characters, this is a great book.
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Summary: A long-awaited story...
Review: In the other Dragonlance books by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, only hints and glimpses of Raistlin Majere's childhood and early years have been seen. Now Margaret Weis (who is Raistlin's creator) tells us the tale of his childhood years and his training to be a wizard (and his interaction with his classmates), right up to his infamous Test in the Tower of High Sorcery, from his own point of view. This book gives more insights into the mind and heart of Raistlin than any other I've read so far, but it most definitely is not short on action and adventure. I'd give examples, but I wouldn't want to spoil the story, but suffice to say that this story won't put you to sleep any time soon.
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Summary: Great Background!!
Review: I really enjoyed this book, as I enjoyed all the Dragonlance books I've read to date. There's something special about Soulforge(and its sequel Brothers in Arms) and I think it's because of Margaret Weis' devotion to the character of Raistlin and the effort she puts into making him believable, frightening, but at the same time, heart rendingly sympathetic. Soulforge is the story of Raistlin's childhood in Solace and follows him on his adventures with his friends until the test in the Tower of Sorcery at Wayreth. It portrays him as a gifted, yet tortured young man, quick to learn yet hemmed in by his physical frailties. Yet, in spite of his tendency to say and do hurtful things, he still tries to do what he considers right, though things are confounded by his own ambitions, his own jealousies and the cruelty of the world around him. Despite this, his growing magical power does not go unnoticed by those who have an inkling of the war that is to come... The narrative is great, detailed and often very funny. It goes into a lot of detail and a lot of really great emotional perspectives. After the Chronicles and the Legends, in which Raistlin tends to be slightly horrifying and really mean (though still just so...awesome), it's great to have an account from his pov where you can understand and feel bad for him as a child. It's also great to see what he thinks of certain characters before his, shall we say, cynical and ambitious adulthood, especially Caramon and Kitiara. In short, this is a must for all Dragonlance fans and hopefully all the rave reviews I've read on this site will provide motivation for those who have not yet experienced the singularly engrossing scope of the Drangonlance series, especially the books by Weis and Hickman. Really, Raistlin is quite a cool character...and so are all the rest. They're all great reads, but the Soulforge stood out as one of the best, in terms of quality of writing, plot, and intricacy of character development. Read it!!!
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Summary: Great Characterization
Review: This is the first book I have ever read in the Dragonlance series and it has whetted my taste for more. The characters in this story were wonderfully fleshed out and there were elements of action, adventure, romance and intrigue enough to satisfy the tastes of any reader. A thoroughly enjoyable and captivating story.
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Summary: The start of Raislin's life
Review: Young Raislin is recruited into a school for magic, and he chooses to practise war magic. This book, the first ina series, deals with Raislin's education, and so it dosn't have as much action as other books (not that it is boring, it isn't). OK, first of all, I am not very familier with the Dragonlance world, but I'm trying too catch up. I thought Raislin is a very spooky character, and I can not wait to see what happenms to him and his twin brother next. I guess if there is a messege to this book, it is absolute power currupts absolutly. I liked this book, and I can not wait to go to the next book.
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Summary: Interesting...
Review: As a huge Raistlin fan i adored this book. It gives you major insight to Raistlin's past, as well as the past of others. I especially enjoyed learning how they had all met for the first time (Flint, Tanis, Sturm, Tasslehoff etc).
Raistlin makes for a very mysterious and interesting character so pieceing together his enigmatic history from previous books makes for a difficult yet fun task (to me anyway)and though i did enjoy finding out about his past, i would have preferred it if it was not all handed to us on a silver platter.
Again, personally, i would have liked to have read more about his Test. The parts of the book referring to his infamous Test are near the end and lack the thrilling details you would expect.
Overall though, this book is a favourite and i recommend it to any, whether you are a Raistlin fan or not.
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