Rating: Summary: A disappointing expansion story to Dragons of Summer Flame Review: This story stems from such seminal fantasy fiction work as the Legends Trilogy and Dragons of Summer Flame. Keeping that in mind, it never ceases to amaze me how well some authors in the Dragonlance canon can flatten previously vibrant and dimensional characters in the course of only a few hundred pages. This is exactly what Nancy Van Berberick does to Crysania, a character that was so well developed in the Legends Trilogy. Van Berberick strips Crysania of all of her emotional and psychological complexity. What we have in the end is a hopelessly good character that never changes throughout the course of the story. She has seemingly bottomless reservoirs of compassion, love, caring and understanding; never a sign of fear, discontent, doubt, or anger that made her so human in the Legends trilogy. She comes across as an oblivious dullard, though Van Berberick is always quick to (not so subtly) point out that Crysania is neither foolish nor weak. The reminders ring hollow when the author's protrayal of the character cannot back up that claim. The author almost seems to be writing a letter of recommendation for some characterless high school valedictorian who does nothing but study all day. To round out the misery, Van Berberick concocts yet ANOTHER set of all-powerful artifacts called Dragon Stones, and menagerie of annoying supporting characters that include a Dwarven cleric of Paladine, and an absolutely irritating 'desert mage' named Valin. We get to meet some old familiars like Dalamar and Jenna, but even they seem unintelligent and contrived in the hands of Van Berberick. She also explains the origin of Crysania's companion Tandar, the white Bengal tiger that we first meet in Dragons of Summer Flame. I could not have been more disappointed at the contrived and ridiculous plot development that accounted for the appearance of this great beast. But then, disappointment is a common denominator in this mediocre attempt to paint a picture of a post-Legends Crysania.
Rating: Summary: Love for the loveless Review: This story was a long time in the telling and is a very wonderful addition to the Dragonlance saga. Tears of the Night Sky is filled with surprises, from the beginning to the end. The love story told is not completely sappy, and the ending far from predictable. If stories about Dalamar Nightson or Lady Crysania interest you, get this book!
Rating: Summary: Ridiculous Review: To be quite honest, this was a disgrace to the Dragonlance series and to every other book ever written. The sophistication of writing is trite and childish. There is absolutely zero development, as well as an abrupt and meaningless ending. In fact, the same information about the characters and plot is written over and over...and OVER again. Even scenes from other Dragonlance books have been copied and "pasted" in! A waste of time and good trees...
Rating: Summary: Why? Review: What was the point to having this book written? None, other than some money. I really didn't like this book, it just seemed meaningless. This whole novel just seemed so flat, even the dialogue was lacking. The simple fact that they brought in some white robe mage called Valin (couldn't they think of a more original name also?) to replace Raistlin is just sad. Nancy Varian Berberick was way over classed in trying to create something between those two characters in one book that could over come the great and complicated relationship of Crysania and Raistlin, especially since the mage was a tiger for more than half the book. You really should stay away from this book; I can't stress it enough. Re-read the Legends if you want to see the real Crysania in action.
Rating: Summary: Almost worth 4 stars!! Review: While this book is mainly about Crysania, Dalamar steals the spotlight. Their light sparring is intriguing & fun. There other characters are interesting too. I just feel there was that missing something that could've made it better.
Rating: Summary: Amazing Storytelling Near its Very Best Review: Who could erase the memory of the beautiful priestess of Paladine and her scandalous love for Raistlin from their minds? With this book we get a chance to truly understand Crysannia's true passions. Set during the Chaos Wars, we are brought into the tale of Cryssania's quest to reach her elusive god Paladine by any means. Risking her life on the snatches of information provided by our favorite dark elf Dalamar, she is joined by a mysterious companion of his choosing. A stunning white tiger. But this tiger hides an amazing secret. How will this secret affect Cryssania and her quest? Read to find out...
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