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Summary: kingpriest trilogy: istar unfolded at last
Review: I used to consider myself pretty knowlegable in the dragonlance realm and in each series some mention of the "cataclysm" and the "king-priest of istar" is made but usually as a side note and now with this book i finally received some great insights. the first book of the new kingpriest trilogy is finely written and very plentiful in the descriptions of the "Lordcity of Istar". Chris Pierson will give you your fill of the opulence of ancient Istar with a couple of suprise guest thrown in that will make you go...hmmm! After reading the Chosen of the Gods i guarantee that you will go back to earlier books in the dragonlance saga and see things a little more clearly. (i know i did and i enjoyed those books even more if that's at all possible!)
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Summary: Somewhat disappointing
Review: It was almost 4 star worthy but..It wasn't what you envisioned when you heard this trilogy was coming out. It took me awhile to get into it & it was a little predictable. It did gain steam as it went on & the sly deceptions of Fistdantilus made up for its shortcomings.
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Summary: Somewhat disappointing
Review: It was almost 4 star worthy but.. It wasn't what you envisioned when you heard this trilogy was coming out. It took me awhile to get into it & it was a little predictable. It did gain steam as it went on & the sly deceptions of Fistdantilus made up for its shortcomings.
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Summary: The Last Kingpriest
Review: This book tells the story of the last Kingpriest of Istar which means it had to contradict every other book in the entire series. It drove me crazy so I couldn't finish it.
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Summary: Meticulous, yet Vague
Review: Truely reflecting the height of the Istarian-era and the height of the Forces of Light, this book gives a meticulous account of the inner structure of the Church of Istar and the Istarian Empire. The history of the Church is revealed vaguely and the rise to power of the "Lightbringer" is somewhat weak and unoriginal. This book foreshadows the obssession that the Kingpriest (the Lightbringer) has with eradicating the Forces of Darkness - which many know will only bring about his own demise. I look forward to reading the entire Kingpriest Trilogy, and this book does a good job in establishing the background necessarily for fully comprehending the vastness and complexity of one of the largest and most powerful empires in Krynn's history. I give it five-stars because it establishes so much history - I hope the following two books can be clearer and utilize the background information provided to us.
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Summary: Pierson recaptures Dragonlance!
Review: With Dragons of Summer Flame and the War of Souls, Krynn has seen some tumultous times, and one might argue that its fans have suffered the convulsions with it. Enter Chris Pierson, and now Krynn is revisiting its most tumultous time- the Cataclysm! Only this time, the fans are rejoicing.
Chris Pierson has managed to recapture Dragonlance from the brink of nonsense. His characters have something to say to the reader, and his writing never stagnates. He gives us tremendous detail, without making the details themselves the story. And his subject material couldn't be better. Simply put, he is the perfect writer for Dragonlance.
I have read the entire Kingpriest Trilogy twice over. It is certainly one of the best Dragonlance trilogies published in a long while. Dragonlance fans can only hope that Chris Pierson spins his future tales as endearingly as he delivered this Krynnish tragedy.
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