[b:Time of the Twins|29187|Time of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, Vol. 1)|Margaret Weis|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167967137s/29187.jpg|852] (Dragonlance: Legends Trilogy) by Margaret Weis (2001)

[b:Time of the Twins|29187|Time of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, Vol. 1)|Margaret Weis|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167967137s/29187.jpg|852] (Dragonlance: Legends Trilogy) by Margaret Weis (2001)

This is a fabulous tale and if you want to read any Dragonlance series, this is it. It’s a tale involving going back in time which is normally fraught with difficulty in writing a sensible plot. The authors’ do this amazingly well and this is a haunting tale. Characterisation is brilliant and fantasy fans will be enthralled by the main characters. Cameron and Raistlin are twins but more different twins you could not get. In this tale Cameron is a shadow of his former strength. Drink has brought him to a sorry state and not even his kinder friend, Tas, can help. Into the tale comes Crysania and she believes strongly in Paladin. She is persuaded on a quest by Raistlin who clearly has his own agenda. In his haste for power he has been cursed and he sees the world through hour glass eyes and everything decays as he watches. Raistlin wants to challenge the Dark Queen, but to do so he must travel back in time to destroy Fistandalus, the worlds greatest ever sorcerer. This is cleverly written and surprisingly believable. ( )

It's most of the interesting characters from the first Dragonlance trilogy without the dull ones! A good read and not badly written, as these things go, though the authors should have watched their repetition of phrases and unsual verbs (for a few pages there Raist kept "padding" everywhere instead of walking). At least this one doesn't have the terrible poems.

Raistlyn is a fascinating character, and I find Caramon more interesting than he seemed at first.

I was surprised when they started started to give Raistlyn some of the attributes of the haughty, sneering romance hero, but it's added a new dimension to the character, and I suppose it helps to explain why Crysania doesn't go get a life.

At first I wasn't sure I bought the reinvention of Raistlyn as a dirty sexy mage, but his relationship with Crysania is complex (to say the least) and is a pleasant change from Tanis' whining. ( )

Review at http://silverpenpub.net/books/time-of... ( )

Several years after the events of the War of the Lance, a new trouble is afoot. Raistlin has continued his rise to power and now has ambitions above and beyond the comprehension of anyone else in Krynn. Caramon has devolved from a strong, proud warrior into the laughing stock of Solace. Crysania, Elistan's heir apparent, fancies herself to be more important than the Church itself. And Tasslehoff Burrfoot is bored. Par-Salian, the white-robed head of the Conclave of Magicians sends Tas, Caramon and Crysania back in time to just before the Cataclysm in an effort to turn Raistlin from his mad power grab. The trip back in time is the only hope for them all - if they don't die first. And kender aren't supposed to be able to travel in time...

I first read this book back in high school and I thought it was incredible. Of course, I know now that it isn't. A couple of years ago, after slogging through the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever, I thought I'd take a break from heavy reading and reread the DragonLance Chronicles. It was stunning how clumsy and juvenile the Chronicles were when directly compared with Stephen Donaldson's writing. It may be that because I've just come off of Rick Cook and Christopher Stasheff that Weis & Hickman seem better. My hope is that they actually improved between Chronicles and Lengends... because I've got another 80 or so DragonLance books to read...

Read 11/1987, 9/2007 ( )

I liked this trilogy, as the twins (and particularly Raistlin) were interesting characters. ( )

Wonderful beginning to the second series! ( )

If at all interested in the continuance of the twins stories, here is the place to do that! Great book. Never know if you should hate Rast or love him, coming to grips with his goals is an interesting mind exercise --- and you can never quite tell what his motivations are. They seem clear cut at times, but are they really? ( )