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Summary: The Day of the Tempest
Review: Jean Rabe did a masterful job with these books. Not only are they fun any interesting to read, but they don't have many chapters were nothing is happening. The action and adventure is pretty much non-stop. Rabe had a difficult job diving into this new world, after many Dragonlance readers (including myself) were still distraught over the emotional Dragons of Summer Flame. Jean did a great job with this book, as well as the rest of the series.The Day of the Tempest keeps following the heros of the heart as they search for something to help rid Krynn of the evil overlords. The Dragon Overlords are building their armies and the knowledge of spawn is being passed between them. The heros must band together in search of magical artifacts that will help them gain the upperhand. This book really doesn't resolve much. It is basically centered on the companions searching for these magical artifacts. All in all, this book is a great read. Jean Rabe has done an amazing job creating a world after the destruction that was caused in Dragons of Summer Flame. Of course there are a few problems and inconsistencies in this book, but it is still worth the read. This trilogy is a definate must read. Not only does it keep you pretty much hooked the entire way through, but it is a great backdrop of knowledge before reading the War of Souls trilogy by Wies and Hickman.
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Summary: A Job Well Done!
Review: Jean Rabe does a great job in this book of keeping the reader in suspense. As one question was answered, another would be asked. I just kept reading and reading and couldn't bring myslef to put the book down. I finished it in 2 days and was left thirsting for more. This is a definite must read for all lovers of the Dragonlace world.
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Summary: This was an oustanding book.
Review: Jean Rabe does an excellent job in writing this novel. True, she leaves many questions unanswered, but that only builds the excitement to larger heights. This book is, in my opinion, the best of the trilogy. The mystery that hangs over the characters and plot will truly increase the popularity of the books. The majority of people who have commented don't seem to realize this is the first, and I say first, trilogy of the FIFTH AGE series. The author can't close everything at the beginning, now can she?
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Summary: This book isnt good
Review: Jean Rabe just does not hit it off. Margaret Weis is superior to Jean Rabe. Her characters have no personality what so ever. I dont recommend the Fifth Age to anybody. Dragons of summer Flame was a good start to a new group of books. I just hope that Weis is the one writing the next ones again along with Tracy Hickman.
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Summary: Indeed, this is Krynn's darkest hour.
Review: Rabe is writing books. Dragonlance books. I just reread the Chronicles, compared the two, and could not believe that this book was DL. My god. Don't read this! Everything is bland and boring. It is heartbreaking to fans of Krynn and its heroes.
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Summary: Still awful.
Review: The characters are still two-dimensional, the plot is still go-to-sleep material, and the Great Dragons still seem as dumb as ever. One would wonder how they ever got beyond hatchlings with intelligence levels like that. Rabe just doesn't hit it at all. There's no sense of tragedy or loss, and the heroes don't really seem to have a place in the world. Rabe seems to concentrate on the 'Great Cosmic Struggle' rather than what motivates the characters who're making the story. There's also too much focus on the Evil characters (the dragons). Entire sections of the plot, which could have been artfully hidden and hinted at until finally being revealed, are thrown at the reader from the outset, and all that's left to see is how the heroes are going to thwart their foes. Yawn.
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Summary: New point of view, not one to follow
Review: The dragons are portrayed better than the heroes. I can get behind Malystryx, destroy things. not much else about it. Khellendros is a little more complex, not much though, and I think the heroesare pitiful. They have no real backround, and the backround they give is always contridicting the ones revealed. This book shows no comparrison, what so ever to other dragonlance novels, like The Legend Of Huma (5 Stars). The best part of the novel was the dragons but I cant even say they were too well thought up or portrayed.
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Summary: Better than the first book in the series.
Review: The first thing I noticed in this book was Rabe's heavy handed way of recapping the previous book. Presumably, readers will know that this is the second book in a trilogy and will have read the first book. This being the case, Rabe goes into way too much detail in her recounting of what occurred previously. And it wasn't done subtly, either. Authors such as Jordan and Goodkind have taken this type of thing and elevated it to an art. Unfortunately, Ms. Rabe doesn't take that approach here and it left a bad taste in my mouth. Fortunately, by the time we get to around page 100, it seems that Rabe has finally found her voice. The clunky prose and awkward dialogue that plagued the first book have almost completely disappeared by the end of this one. Her narration becomes much more smooth and her characters speak like actual people. Most of the time. There are still a few rough spots to be navigated, but the improvement is definitely noticeable. The story itself is very engaging as well. The trials and tribulations of the characters and how they deal with them made me want to keep reading. I wanted to see how everything was going to end up. There is a twist or two at the end that I wasn't expecting and those made me want to immediately pick up the third book and start reading. Rabe is able to accomplish, in the last half of the book, what she wasn't able to do in the first book and a half: get me to care about the characters. Not up to the level of Weis and Hickman, but enough that I began rooting for them rather than just following along. Readers disappointed in the first book in the series have something to look forward to here. Rabe's writing improves immensely, which makes for a much more enjoyable book. Since this is a pivotal storyline in the new Fifth Age and should be read before moving onto Weis & Hickman's War of Souls trilogy, this is important for all Dragonlance fans. If she continues her improvement, the world of Ansalon will have a great new voice to add to the chronicles of the land and its characters.
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Summary: Better than the first book in the series.
Review: The first thing I noticed in this book was Rabe's heavy handed way of recapping the previous book. Presumably, readers will know that this is the second book in a trilogy and will have read the first book. This being the case, Rabe goes into way too much detail in her recounting of what occurred previously. And it wasn't done subtly, either. Authors such as Jordan and Goodkind have taken this type of thing and elevated it to an art. Unfortunately, Ms. Rabe doesn't take that approach here and it left a bad taste in my mouth. Fortunately, by the time we get to around page 100, it seems that Rabe has finally found her voice. The clunky prose and awkward dialogue that plagued the first book have almost completely disappeared by the end of this one. Her narration becomes much more smooth and her characters speak like actual people. Most of the time. There are still a few rough spots to be navigated, but the improvement is definitely noticeable. The story itself is very engaging as well. The trials and tribulations of the characters and how they deal with them made me want to keep reading. I wanted to see how everything was going to end up. There is a twist or two at the end that I wasn't expecting and those made me want to immediately pick up the third book and start reading. Rabe is able to accomplish, in the last half of the book, what she wasn't able to do in the first book and a half: get me to care about the characters. Not up to the level of Weis and Hickman, but enough that I began rooting for them rather than just following along. Readers disappointed in the first book in the series have something to look forward to here. Rabe's writing improves immensely, which makes for a much more enjoyable book. Since this is a pivotal storyline in the new Fifth Age and should be read before moving onto Weis & Hickman's War of Souls trilogy, this is important for all Dragonlance fans. If she continues her improvement, the world of Ansalon will have a great new voice to add to the chronicles of the land and its characters.
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Summary: Blah
Review: The first two books read like simple timelines. Character A traveles to location B to retrieve / rescue C. I went back and re-read the first 50 pages of the original Weiss/Hickman series and the disparity is striking. Jean Rabe writes like she learned fantasy from a how-to guide.
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