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Summary: Surprise, surprise...
Review: After reading some of his sad attempts in the Forgotten Realms setting, I'm usually hesitant when it comes to buying novels by Doug Niles, but this was refreshingly different. It was well written, giving a great description of Krynn's landscape; had, for the most part, interesting characters; and, best of all, an excellent plot! There are spots where one might find himself confused time-wise, seeing as how you're told what year each chapter takes place, and how sometimes the years seem to go backwards, but after a lot of study and re-reading, I have come to the conclusion that no mistakes were made (time-wise). The only real mistake that I can remember (it's been a while since I read this) was in the chapter in which Fistandantilus's apprentice is running from the Tower and hears what sounds like a magical battle taking place. Problem? The battle between Fistandantilus and Raistlin didn't take place in the Tower of High Sorcery, but in Fistandantilus's castle (the location of which I am not entirely sure, but which can be seen in "War of the Twins," in the chapter in which Raistlin is forced to remember the battle). Anyway, all that to say it's a great book, don't let the retarded, has-nothing-to-do-with-the-book cover scare you away, and kudos to Doug for finaly writing a half-decent book!
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Damn Douglas Niles! Always ruining a perfect world. He already ruined Forgotten Realms, and now he's polluting my favorite world - Dragonlance!!! I had it up to here with his work - they suck!!! First of all why the hell does he send his essence in a KENDER, and a bloodstone?? Second, the damn book rarely even talks about him!!!! ( always the damn kender sheeesh) If you want a GOOD Fistandantilus book, then get "War of the Twins", not this foul junk! Douglas, you really suck at writing, so please do us all a favor? STOP WRITING!!!!!
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Summary: Indepth look at Fistandantilus's mysterious dissapperance.
Review: Fistandantilus Reborn is a wonderful book. Douglas Niles does an exellant job of filling in the void of Fistandantilus's lost history after the Dwarfgate war, in wich he was thought to of been killed. However I don't agree with the sub-title of this book "Lost Gods", because I feel Rastlin should've had that honor. After all it was Rastlin who mastered the past and present as well as controlling Fistandantilus spirit within him. Over all I felt this was a well descripted, and written book, and would suggest that any lover of DragonLance should buy it.
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Summary: Not exactly what I was hoping for...
Review: Fistandantilus. One of the most powerful Black Robes in the history of Krynn. The true Master of the Past and the Present. I thought when I bought this book it would have alot of action, centering around him. Well I was wrong. This story is centering around his attempts to be reborn, and chronciles others' lives in the process. If you are looking for a story featuring a powerful wizard, look elsewhere, or maybe the last chapter or so. *shrug*
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Summary: Niles's best!
Review: FR is my favorite DL book of all time. Why? Well, several reasons really. For starters, the book's setup is intriguing, with jaunts back and forth in time as Foryth Teel, who, up until the end, was the omnipotent narrator uncovers more information about the mysterious Fistandantilus and his dual-lives. Secopd, the book explained a great many things about Fist, whose whereabout up until this book were a complete mystery. As well, it reveals the origins of Foryth Teel (whom Niles has used in past short stories about little-known historical events) and how a kender got to Forgotten Realms... heh. My only gripe: it didn't give us the part about the Heroes of the Lance's jaunt through Skullcap, an event noever novelized. In all, the book is enganging and very well-executed. It makes me think that perhaps Niles gave it his all here and that was why The Last Thane was awful.
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Summary: awful, stupid, childish, boring, pointless, insulting.
Review: I am a hugh DL fan, and I love raislin majere, so I had high hopes for this book. It is a disgrace to the DL saga.
The story is stupid, childish, not-interesting. Raistlin never realy enters the story. This book is based on the assumption that after you already read it, you cannot get your money back. I wish I could give it zero stars. Trust me, you do not want to read this book.
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Summary: Fistandantilus Reborn (Lost Legends Series , No 2).
Review: I have read a lot of the Dragon Lance books, and and I have been very pleased with them all. And therefore I looked forward to read about Fistandantilus. But the book really isn't much about Fistandantlus, it is sadly more about a kid, whose parents got killed by a dragon, and now seeks revenge. There are only some small passages about Fistandantilus. And I had hoped that the book, might sheed some light over one, of the most evil and powerfull beings in the history of Kryn. But the book sayes nothing about how Fistandantilus was before his "body" died.
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Summary: Good story but definitely not Fistandantilus.
Review: I've read almost the entire Dragonlance Saga and I have never seen Fistandantilus portrayed as such a weak character. Compounded with the fact that he sends his essence into a kender and a bloodstone pendant... come on! Fistandantilus doesn't seem the great mage he really is. And of course, the book barely even talks about Fistandantilus, instead concentrating on the kender and historian. If you want to preserve the image of a powerful and evil mage Fistandantilus really is, do not read this book!
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Summary: Douglas Niles does it again..
Review: I've read just about every single Dragon Lance book ever released, but I must say Fistandantilus Reborn outdoes them all. This book is spectacular, it's even better than 'Kagonesti : A Story of the Wild Elves' and 'Tales of Uncle Trapspringer', it might not be quite as good as 'The Gully Dwarves' but hey!....what is? The thickness of the plot and the symbolism in this book is simply phenomenal. This masterpiece is in short, without spoiling anything, the story of a young mages journey from insecure boy to one of the most evil and powerful beings in the history of Kryn. An absolute must-read!
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Summary: I hated this book!
Review: IN SHORT: The book has a winding confusing storyline, that goes nowhere, the actual story really doesn't start until page 200. It has pages of pointless stuff that goes nowhere really such as that mage Kite. The only good thing is that the last hundred pages were pretty good.
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