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Summary: Inspirational in a strange way
Review: Am I the only person that was inspired by this book? Dalamar starts off being a servent and ends up being the apprentice to the most powerful mage that ever lives. I thought the story was great, even the parts that weren't about Dalamar. The way he found his new name and his pledge to the god of black magic, Nuitari, was really cool. I definatly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of dark magic. No matter what other people say about this book, it is really good.
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Summary: Interesting...
Review: Berberick did an excellent job of conveying an evil character, while creating a believable map of Dalamar's descent into darkness. She captured the basic essence of Dalamar, but she didn't reveal so much as to take away the mystery that makes him so intriguing. I enjoyed reading this book, overall. It was a little difficult to get into, but, after a while, it the pace picked up.
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Summary: Decent, but not perfect
Review: Could have done with a little history between Raistlin and Dalamar..or perhaps filling us in on what happened after the Chaos War. I finished feeling a bit disappointed and empty.
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Summary: Fantastic Book!
Review: Dalamars saga is well written in this book, from his days of a servitor to the destruction of Silvanost to Palanthas. Dalamars conversion to dark magic (outlawed by the elves) starts when he finds the magical books of a previous dark elf. Soon his studies are interupted by the invasion of the dragon armies, and unleashing of a green dragons magic upon silvanost. Silvanost is transformed from its once beautiful self unto a dark a dangerous, unwelcoming place. I thought that Dalamars adventures after being cast out could have been explained in more detail, and I certainly hope another book about Dalamars experiences with Raistlin is published.
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Summary: Like a Drop of Blood the Dragon Fell From the Sky
Review: Don't pick up this book expecting a lot, that's the first thing I can warn you. The more you expect, the more of a let down it is. Luckily a friend of mine told me this and it wasn't too bad of a book. That doesn't mean that this was entertaining and a really good DL book though. The only good qualities in the book were getting to see some of the elven caste system and getting to see some key moments in Dalamar's life. However, I found Dalamar's testing to be weak and not that great of a scene.A few of the major problems with this book where; the prologue. It's set after the main part of the novel so it tells you which characters will make it out of the book and which will die. Also, a powerful dwarf mage, I don't know about you but to me dwarf and mage shouldn't really go together in the same title and that really doesn't make a good villain. And last, and the biggest problem, the description. It's not that it was bad, it's that it was too good for a DL book. It seemed like ever time I would get into a flow reading the book some flowery description would pop up (even in the fight scenes) and ruin the flow of the scene. I wouldn't say this is the worst DL book I have read, but it's not that great. You should read some other DL book (try Downfall or Clandestine Circle) if you are looking for a true DL fix.
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Summary: A thrilling tale about the charming mage, Dalamar.
Review: Finally! I've been waiting to hear something more about Dalamar. I've read each and everyone of the Dragonlance books, so far, and was upset to see Dalamar in only a few of them. This book made my day, I am glad to see that someone at TSR is using their brains.
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Summary: Too many inconsistencies with existing DL
Review: Had Nancy Varian Berberick played D&D before or read up on Dragonlance before writing this?
One of the most painful moments in this book is reading about Dalamar taking out a Blue Dragon by himself, by casting lightning bolts!
There is also the parts about not one but many dwarven mages running around the realms.
The portion about Dalamar taking the Test at the Tower of High Sorcery was not too bad though.
The book started off well enough. After a prologue which basically recapitulated what readers of Legends already know, the first chapter set Dalamar as a lowly servant in a caste-rigid society of Silvanesti. The elven kingdom was under threat by the dragonarmy - and Dalamar suggested strategy to hit the rear of the enemy when it was clear the elves were overpowered. The strategy was carried out but the sheer might of the dragon against the elves meant it could not turn the tide after all.
The book followed with Dalamar fleeing along with the rest of refugees from Silvanesti to Ergoth where the haughty elves enslaved the wild elves inhabitants of Ergoth.
Through the process, until the elves returned to Silvanesti, the author made repeated shows of Dalamar losing faith and totally put off with the Silvanesti's obsession with the worship of Eli, or Paladine. However, the true clerics had long ago been removed from Krynn prior to the Cataclysm and elven societies were supposed to have given up on the gods as well. They may preserve the memories, but no cleric received any spells until (1) the Dark Queen granted her followers spells, and (2) Goldmoon became a cleric of Mishakal through the staff and the Platinum Discs were recovered. Clearly the author missed out an integral aspect of the settings of Dragonlance. An author may reserve her own creative license, but when writing within an established fictional setting, should either comply or set up her own.
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Summary: Leaves Dalamar fans wanting more
Review: I found this book to be a good source of information concerning Lorac's nightmare and nothing more. This book titled 'Dalamar the dark' centered more on the events transpiring around him than it did on Dalamar himself. As a long time Dalamar fan I found it very disappointing, it left me knowing little more about the mysterious elf than I had known before. A lot of things about this book disappoint me, but all that really needs to be said is..Dalamar deserves far better. Am I the only one that thinks that picture of Dalamar looks more human than elven, besides the ears of course ;)
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Summary: Gatt
Review: I found this book to be very well written. It does a good job of explaining why Dalamar chose the path he did. There are a few errors, but most are just minor like the Majere, Uth Matar error mentioned above, this happened even in Dragons of Summer Flame where Usha is called Jenna, typos nothing more. The majority is set in War of the Lance as it must, and does an extremely good job of describing Lorac's choice as well the forces that pushed Dalamar to the Dark. Overall a very good book.
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Summary: Dalamar the Disappointment
Review: I have been an avid reader of Dragonlance novels since 1988 and have been enthralled with the Dalamar character since he received his five-fingered punishment for spying on the greastest mage Krynn has known. My expectations for a complete novel on Dalamar was very high. This book is an utter disappointment. I wish Nancy would have put down her Theasurus and picked up a few more Dragonlance novels before she wrote this slow-paced, morass of a literary monotany. I've put this book down and said " I cant take it anymore" on more than one occassion. Here is an example of one this books' problems. Nancy finally gets Dalamar into Wayreth forest and I finally feel like we are getting somewhere, then she writes this pg 215 "South into the glades went the wanderer, through meadows where butterflies danced on daises and ruby hummingbirds floated over the sweet soft throats of honeysuckle." What in the world? Is this a dragonlance novel or a Martha Stewart book? This charater deserved a writer that could tell a story (Mary Herbert "Legacy of Steel" or Don Perrin "Theros Ironfeld") rather one that wanted to paint eloquent pictures, but created a book that belongs in the miasma of the Silvanesti Forest under Lorac's Dream.
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