The Soulforge (Dragonlance: The Raistlin Chronicles, Book 1) (original 1998; edition 1999)

by Margaret Weis

Series: Dragonlance: The Raistlin Chronicles (1), Dragonlance

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Mentions
831	3	9,876	(3.99)	5

Add to your library

Add to wishlist

▾Book information

Member:	faelinwolf
Title:	The Soulforge (Dragonlance: The Raistlin Chronicles, Book 1)
Authors:	Margaret Weis
Info:	Wizards of the Coast (1999), Mass Market Paperback, 408 pages
Collections:	Your library
Rating:
Tags:	sf/f, read

Work details

The Soulforge by Margaret Weis (1998)

all members

▾Members

Recently added by

wolfjack, car02, private library, Libahunt, LordEirias, Felicibusbrevis, Slash214

numbers

show all

▾Tags

adventure (2) D&D (5) Dragonlance (161) dragons (7) fantasy (196) fiction (39) hardcover (2) high fantasy (6) Krynn (2) magic (4) Margaret Weis (3) mass market (2) novel (6) own (3) paperback (6) prequel (2) raistlin (13) Raistlin Chronicles (17) Raistlin Majere (3) read (15) RPG (4) s: dragonlance (4) science fiction (5) series (7) sff (7) sword and sorcery (2) the raistlin chronicles (3) TSR (4) Weis (3) wizards (3)

▾LibraryThing recommendations

Brothers in Arms by Margaret Weis (1999)
Dragons of a Vanished Moon by Margaret Weis (2002)
Same series: Dragons of a Fallen Sun (Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Volume I), Dragons of a Lost Star (Dragonlance: The War of Souls)
War of the Twins by Margaret Weis (1986)
Same series: Test of the Twins, Time of the Twins (Dragonlance: Legends)
Brothers Majere by Kevin Stein (1989)
Same series: Flint the King, Tanis: The Shadow Years (Dragonlance: Preludes)
The Legend of Huma by Richard A. Knaak (1988)
Same series: Kaz the Minotaur, Stormblade (Dragonlance)

The Dawning of a New Age by Jean Rabe (1996)
Same series: The Day of the Tempest, The Eve of the Maelstrom (Fifth Age)
Dark Heart by Tina Daniell (1992)
Same series: Steel and Stone, The Companions (Dragonlance: The Meetings Sextet)
The Puppet King by Douglas Niles (1999)
Fistandantilus Reborn by Douglas Niles (1997)
Land of the Minotaurs by Richard A. Knaak (1995)

see more recommendations for this work

refresh

▾Member recommendations

None.

▾Will you like it?

▾Member reviews

date ▼ | votes

Showing 3 of 3

A slow start, but it really picked up speed once the character introductions were out of the way. What first felt like I was reading someone's fantasy RP on an old forum turned into a pleasingly dynamic tale. The entire way through, I could not decide if I wanted to see Raistlin succeed or fail. A good main character, to be certain. (

)

Malachyte | Jun 9, 2012 |

This was my absolute favorite Dragonlance book- here is where we learn the past of one of Dragonlance's most intriguing (not to mention popular) characters. I actually wrote a paper on this one (not easy to do with a fantasy book). Anyway, this is written by Dragonlance's best author in a very in-depth way that really explains Raistlin's character. If you read Dragonlance, read this one. (

)

the1butterfly | Jul 29, 2007 |

Right up there in my list of the best books I've ever read. I don't think there is any one book I have read more times than The Soulforge. (

)

Pegasus750 | Jan 24, 2007 |

date ▼ | votes

Showing 3 of 3

▾Published reviews

no reviews | add a review

▾Other authors

» Add other authors (8 possible)

Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Margaret Weis	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Hickman, Tracy	Foreword	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

▾Work-to-work relationships

view history

▾Common Knowledge

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.

Series (with order)

Dragonlance: The Raistlin Chronicles (1)

Dragonlance

Canonical title

The Soulforge

Original title

Alternative titles

Original publication date

People/Characters

Important places

Important events

Related movies

Awards and honors

Epigraph

The alloys produced by early iron workers...were made by heating a mass of iron ore and charcoal in a forge or furnace having a forced draft. Under this treatment, the ore was reduced to the sponge of metallic iron filled with a slag composed of metallic impurities and charcoal ash. This sponge of iron was removed from the furnace while still incandescent and beaten with heavy sledges to drive out the slag and to weld an consolidate the iron...Occasionally this technique of ironmaking produced, by accident, a true steel...

"Steel Production" Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia, 1993-1995

A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of the magic.

--Antimodes of the White Robes

Dedication

Dedicated with love and friendship to Tracy Raye Hickman

First words

He never wore his white robes while traveling.

Quotations

Last words

(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)

Disambiguation notice

Publisher's editors

Blurbers

Publisher series

▾References

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English (8)

Dragonlance

Dragons of Autumn Twilight

List of Dragonlance characters

List of Dragonlance novels

Portal:Dragonlance/Selected character

The Raistlin Chronicles

The Soulforge

Wizards of High Sorcery

▾LibraryThing members' description

Book description

Haiku summary

▾Book descriptions

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0786913142, Mass Market Paperback)

A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of magic. Raistlin Majere is six years old when he is introduced to the archmage who enrolls him in a school for the study of magic. There the gifted and talented but tormented boy comes to see magic as his salvation. Mages in the magical Tower of High Sorcery watch him in secret, for they see shadows darkening over Raistlin even as the same shadows lengthen over all Ansalon.

Finally, Raistlin draws near his goal of becoming a wizard. But first he must take the drea Test in the Tower of High Sorcery. It will change his life forever -- if he survives.

(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:00:15 -0500)

▾Library descriptions

No library descriptions found.