Dragons of the Hourglass Mage (Dragonlance: The Lost Chronicles, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Margaret Weis (Author), Tracy Hickman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2010

The dramatic conclusion to the Lost Chronicles series!

The War of the Lance is nearing its end—for good or ill. The wizard Raistlin Majere travels to Neraka, the lord city of the Dark Queen. Raistlin ostensibly plans to work for her, though in reality he means to further his own quest for power. The Dark Queen plans to destroy the gods of magic on the Night of the Eye, when all the wizards will congregate. Raistlin has to find a way to thwart the plot, even though this means doing battle with his own sister, the Dragon Highlord Kitiara, and her terrifying ally, the death knight, Lord Soth. And still he must overcome his final foe: the archmagus Fistandantilus, who seeks to kill Raistlin and steal his soul.

The creators of the Dragonlance® world return with their iconic characters, the Companions of he Lance, to show fans the rest of what really happened in the epic battle that determined the fate of the world of Krynn.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman published their first novel in the "Chronicles" series of Dragonlance, Dragons of Autumn Twilight, in 1984. Over twenty years later they are going strong as partners - over thirty novels as collaborators - and , alone or together with other partners, over one hundred books, including novels, collections of short stories, role playing games, and other game products. Hickman is also the editor of a new Tracy Hickman Presents line of Dragonlance novels for Wizards of the Coast, while Weis is in the midst of her own, popular, solo Dark Disciple series for Wizards. Weis is also the President of Margaret Weis Productions, which publishes Dragonlance game material as well as many other game products.


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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; Reprint edition (May 4, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786954833
• ISBN-13: 978-0786954834
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 13, 2009

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Jakuda - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragons of the Hourglass Mage: The Lost Chronicles, Volume Three (Hardcover)

As a devoted fan of the Dragonlance series, I was somewhat disappointed by how this book turned out. The writing had too much exposition (covering a lot old material...for new readers I know) and the pacing and editing seemed disjointed. I think a problem with this book is that so much material has been written for Raistlin (chronicles, twins, soulforge, various tales) that the authors had to make everything fit logically within the official canon of the series. The previous Lost Chronicles books with Kitiara and Flint had much less canonical baggage.

For the fan, it's worth a purchase, but one can still wait until it shows up at the local library.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW- 5 golden hourglasses!, August 6, 2009

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Fr_E - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragons of the Hourglass Mage: The Lost Chronicles, Volume Three (Hardcover)

Phenomenal.

This is a book about Raistlin, our favorite "Sly One". The guy who is the perfect out for himself mage. He makes it clear whose side he is on in a war and why. He is never quite rude, but quite the snark. And this story although it tells of his evolution and choices shows him for his compassion and humanity.

The story was a tad too short for $25 but it was well edited. The descriptive language evokes crisp and clear pictures and action scenes. The dialogue is right on. Of course there is no way this duo of authors could do any less.

Overall a fantastic read and well worth the cost in hard cover. I hope this becomes a best-seller. It is quite true that you should really read the Chronicles trilogy first and Soulforge wouldn't hurt. But even if you don't.... this is a book about a person who is dark trying to cast away their even darker shadow. It shows the beginnings of Raistlin's conscience and there are 2 scenes that poignantly show his care that will make even the stoic shed a tear or 2.

Well done and bravo to Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman the Dynamic Duo of Dragons.
:)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Largely Uneventful, Much Repetition, October 31, 2009

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Ithlilian "Ravenous Reader" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragons of the Hourglass Mage: The Lost Chronicles, Volume Three (Hardcover)

As a Raistlin fan, I have been waiting so long to read this. I finally got my chance and find myself disappointed. Even though the authors mention that it's best to read other dragonlance books before this, you really don't need to. There is so much repetition and information given that any dragonlance reader already knows. Many of the races and places, and the magic system and characters are described in too much depth for someone familiar with the series. I don't remember the previous two Lost Chronicles going over so much background information before getting to the story. Oh well, this is about Raistlin after all, so readers can rejoice a little bit.

The plot in Dragons of the Hourglass Mage is very simple, and if all of the filler is taken out, it's very short. Raistlin does some tasks around Neraka makes a "friend" with a female black robe, then goes through the events mentioned in other dragonlance novels. The events in the novel take place over a small period of time, and I have gained no new information from reading this. It's basically a few of the events in Spring Dawning from Raistlin's point of view. I didn't like some of the pieces with Raistlin being scared, whiny, and helpless. It feels out of character to me. However, I did eat this book up very quickly and enjoyed it overall, but I was expecting so much more.