Fistandantilus Reborn (Dragonlance Lost Legends, Vol. 2)

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!

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.

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!

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. & lt;p & gt;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. & lt;p & gt;Over all I felt this was a well descripted, and written book, and would suggest that any lover of DragonLance should buy it.