War of the Twins: Dragonlance Legends, Volume II [Hardcover]

Margaret Weis (Author), Tracy Hickman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dragonlance Legends | Publication Date: May 1, 2004

The second title in the second Dragonlance novel trilogy, now available for the first time in hardcover.

The second title in the second Dragonlance novel trilogy is now being released for the first time ever in a trade hardcover edition. Featuring the stunning art and design that graced the cover of the paperback edition, the new version of this series is a follow-up to the release of the Dragonlance novels Chronicles trilogy in hardcover in 2003. It also continues the planned release of all of the core Weis & Hickman titles in trade hardcover, allowing fans and collectors alike the chance to obtain the entire set in hardcover.

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About the Author

Margaret Weis is the author of numerous Dragonlance novels, many of them co-written with Tracy Hickman or Don Perrin, including the recent New York Times best-seller Dragons of a Vanished Moon. She is also the author of The Soulforge and the Star of the Guardian novels.

Tracy Hickman, in addition to his work on several Dragonlance novels, has co-authored with Margaret Weis the Darksword series and the Death Gate Cycle. He is the designer of the game setting Starshield and is the author of the futuristic novel The Immortals.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786932171
• ISBN-13: 978-0786932177
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,108,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars War of the Twins - An exceptional continuation!, March 2, 2003

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K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (Cape Girardeau, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: War of the Twins (DragonLance Legends, Vol 2) (Paperback)

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}

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!!!, June 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: War of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, Vol. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

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.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Turning Point, December 18, 2002

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Kellyannl (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, Vol. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Continuing where "Time of the Twins" left off, this entry in the Dragonlance Legends trilogy furthers Raistlin's plot to overthrow the Queen of Darkness.

As it begins, after quickly dispensing with the formality of lying through his teeth about what really happened to Tas in Istar and completely winning over Caramon and Crysania, Raistlin coldly proceeds with his manipulative scheming even as he starts to show traces of the man he once was. Events finally force him to take what seems to be the road of no return as Caramon finally comes to terms with what his twin really is.

This entry includes some of the most touching dialogue in the series between the twins and explains more deeply why Raistlin is what he is. Caramon, facing an almost surgical separation from his twin as more things come to light, finally comes into his own.

Due to plot reasons, we don't see much of Tas for awhile outside of an interlude revealing what has happened to him after "Time"'s cliffhanger. One of the series' major forces of kindness and compassion, his own nature hasn't allowed him to associate Raistlin with the face of evil. Combined with his unintentionally dangerous trump card ability to alter time, this makes him frighteningly vulnerable - and when he rejoins the correct time frame, unfortunately running into Raistlin first, the meeting between the two results in what might be the most psychologically disturbing and horrific two chapters in the whole Dragonlance saga. When faced with the depths to which Raistlin is willing to go, even his most admiring fans will be forced to wonder if he is indeed worth saving at all - a question that will dominate "Test of the Twins".