War of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, Vol. 2)

As a personal favorite, I always find stories containing time travel to be an interesting plot line; War of the Twins is no exception to that. Some would ask themselves how two authors could continue to produce such outstanding stories without tripping up a little, but as of when Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman wrote this second book in the Legends series, they proved that they could consistently write exceptional stories! As you read through these brilliant stories, you cannot help but notice many of the events or characters created by these two fine authors that in later novels became the main story arc, showing further evidence to their world creating talents.The premise:At the end of Time of the Twins Raistlin propelled himself, Crysania and Caramon into the future and intentionally tricked Tasslehoff, forcing him to ride out the Cataclysm. War of the Twins picks up with Raistlin, Crysania and Caramon in the Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas, yet this is not the tower that Raistlin left at the beginning of Time of the Twins. In order to further his cause, entering the Abyss with Crysania to fight the Queen of Darkness herself and thus become a god himself, Raistlin has taken his group a mere one hundred years or so into the future beyond the Cataclysm. Here is where we find out how he truly becomes the master of past and present as we are presented with the story of his confrontation with Fistdantilus, the greatest mage who ever lived.As the three stories of this book unfolds, we are treated to how these characters taking up roles in the history of Krynn written in Astinus's Chronicles, lead to disaster. How the authors dealt with this is fantastic, especially how their knowledge of the events of the Dwarfgate wars ended and their collective attempts to change the history books. Ever present is the continued severing of the relationship between Raistlin and Caramon. No longer is Caramon the overbearing and over protective brother of Raistlin, as he's finally seen and understood the true nature of his brother.Further nods to the authors of this excellent novel, as it brilliantly continues this second epic in the world of Krynn. I highly recommend this trilogy to all who have read the Dragonlance Chronicles and wish to find out what happened with these great characters after the War of the Lance. {ssintrepid}

The saga of Raistlin and Caramon continue in this outstanding novel. The relationship of the twins is studied more and more as Raislin's evil slowly becomes more apparent to the good-hearted warrior. Lady Crysania's struggles to answer the questions of her faith as Raislin attempts to reel her into his darkness. Tas appears less in this book that in the first but he still makes major contributions and of course adds some fantastic humor. Caramon superbly commands an army during the Dwarfgate wars, and we find out maybe Caramon isn't as dumb as we all thought. This story is told with a stirring narative that, at times, makes you feel like death is walking on Krynn. One warning make sure you have the third book in the trilogy on hand, because you will by dying for it when you finish this one. Also, all hail to Rabbit-Slayer.

This book is the best book I've ever read (okay, other than the Chronicles, but, stil)! It's a must for all the Dragonlance fan out there, and I mean all the Dragonlance fans! My favorite part of the book is when Caramon got stuck in a goblin trap and Raistlin was LAUGHING WITH Caramon... it kinda shows that deep down inside that dark soul of Raistlin's, he IS a human after all, even though all he craves for is power. I guess this book was one of my favorites because Raistlin is my favorite character...he iz da bomb!!! Lots of people go crazy over Raist (the girls, mostly *hehe*) and I think I'm one of them! Read dis book now!!! It may be fun for any science-fiction/fantasy reader and soon, even they will become Dragonlance fanz! ;)

This book is a must for Raistlin fans. It shows his human side. I loved the love plot with Crysania. I loved the way Caramon finally began to accept and understand his brother. Although it is not as "exciting" as the first trilogy, it is so much more deep and dramatic. It more explores emotions than battling dragons. A very excellent book, especially if you love Raistlin like I do.

Despite what some people think about this book, I think this was a great novel. Sure, it lacked excitement in some places, I will agree with that. The plot is a bit sluggish at times, and the book is better if you have time on your hands because once you start, I guarantee you'll not stop reading until the end. There are some wonderfully written parts in this book. For example, the scene with Caramon and the rabbit proves that, despite what most people think, Raistlin is only human after all. Come to think of it, that is one of the best parts in the book, IMO. This is a must have for any fan of the Dragonlance Saga.