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5.0 out of 5 stars
Pick it up only if you have no reason to have to put it down, April 25, 2006
This review is from: Trail of the Black Wyrm (Dragonlance: Taladas Trilogy, Vol. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
If you read my review of the first book of this series, then I will spare you the read. And if you haven't read my first review, then I will paraphrase it all into, "This series is amazing." The happy frollicky little land of Ansalon is far removed from this book and this series. The gloves have truly come off.
This story is one giant race against time. The statue has been taken, evil is about to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting world, and a damsel is in distress. What else do you need for a classic? I started into this one right after finishing the first book finding myself completely unable to stop for a second between. The writing style was great. The amount of detail was incredible and the history was everything I could want. Good to know that it isn't necessary to waste half a book on background information.
I have to say, this book is brutal. If you are used to the happy flower power of the other Dragonlance books, then let that go. This series is truly down into how wars are really won, and how destructive a real villain truly can be.
As I said in my first review, read this book. If you have read the first one then I ask, "What are you even reading this review for? You already know, you feel it pulling at you even now. Stop fighting it and read this book." For those who haven't read the first one yet, don't worry. Buy both of them together and read them both. There will be less suffering that way, especially if the third one is out by then.
What do I truly have to gain by lying to you? READ IT.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than the first book, May 15, 2006
This review is from: Trail of the Black Wyrm (Dragonlance: Taladas Trilogy, Vol. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
It is often the case that the second work in a trilogy is the weakest. There are some exceptions to this, of course (obligatory Empire Strikes back reference here), but by and large, the middle book has to bridge a story already started and not finish too much.
My point is that they're often hard to do well.
Luckily, Pierson succeeds admirably with this one. If anything, I enjoyed it more than "Blades". The characters were much more sympathetic and fully developed and it was a heap of fun to see them go through their trials. Well, not quite "fun", but an enjoyable read.
As others have noted, this is a dark book. There are very few light sequences. Instead, the story drives forward and pulls you along with sheer intensity.
Highly recommended: it crushed a cross-Atlantic flight.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing from Start to Finish, August 14, 2006
This review is from: Trail of the Black Wyrm (Dragonlance: Taladas Trilogy, Vol. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
This series is quite possibly the most engaging and exciting collection of DL books since the inception of the Chronicles and Legends years ago. Unlike so many current DL books full of fluff, dismal plots, and annoying characters the Taladas Trilogy is full of grit and strife. The characters are well developed and even after reading the first book I had begun to care about what happened next to them.
With the second installment in the series, the story becomes even greater. The main plot consists of Forlo and his companions searching for the black dragon that has kidnapped Forlo's wife and unborn son. Wherever they go destruction and mystery follow. Meanwhile Essana is trapped deep within one of the Bretherns jungle temples. Eventually Forlo tracks the wyrm deep into the jungle. Teaming up with the local clan of elves, Forlo storms the temples. By that time Essena's son, Azar as she names him is born, and through the use of evil magic ages very quickly. In the final confrontation there is a final twist that I definitley did not see coming.
The group of characters in this book I feel are the next generation of companions. They are complex and deep in every aspect. The plot is quick, and the pace never falters below break neck. Taking the advice of a fellow reviewer I read this on a flight from Chicago to England. Trust me when I tell you, I never once put this book down, it is just that good.
Hopefully the third book is as good or even better then this one. I will be excitedly waiting for it to come out. Until then I guess I'll have to preoccupy myself with lesser books in the DL world, i.e. everything other then the Taladas trilogy.
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