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Summary: Not as exiting, but still worth reading. Earlier in life.
Review: This is about when the twins' are still relatively young and Raistlin is in the red robes. It is a decent book and recommend it to any Weiss/Hickmann fan. Anything with Majeres in it is worth reading, even if they are only mentioned.
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Summary: A mystery of the past
Review: this is the first dragonlance book i ever read. if you have not read any dragonlance books before, i think you should read the chronicles first, and then this book. this is about the twins raistlin and caramon majere and the time before the war of the lance. while looking for mercenary work and some money, the twins stumble onto an old mystery of cats, the undead, and ancient prophocies. raistlin must find the will power and the love for his brother he has under all his hate and jealousy. he must find the part of him that remains a mystery to everyone, even himself to save his brothers life, and possibly the world of krynn.
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Summary: Gotta love Raistlin
Review: Yes, the premise of disappearing cats seems a bit ridiculous to say the least, but somehow envolving Raistlin automatically gives the story a little dignity.The plot envolves a scared city that is losing all the cats that are supposed to protect the town. Raistlin and Caramon are naturally called in to solve the mystery which slowly evolves into a murder case when town officials end up dead, looking like they've been killed by a very large cat. Enter Shavas, a beautiful official that shows more interest in both twins than is professional and is much more than what she seems. Eventually all hell breaks loose (literally) and Bast, the cat lord, comes to help. Raistlin is much softer in this book than the later version. He gripes and complains and treats Caramon awful, but he truly seems to care about his brother. Caramon is just the big old dope he always is and I wish Bast was a real character that was used again in later novels. Shavas is a wonderful archvillain and even when the action gets a little confusing at the end, she's always a perfect story line to go back to. This really was a good book in this series. Read it if only to see a younger, kinder Raistlin.
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