Test of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, Vol. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Margaret Weis (Author), Tracy Hickman (Author) "Like sharp steel, the clarion call of a trumpet split the autumn air as the armies of the dwarves of Thorbardin rode down into the..." (more)
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Defying the fate that claimed his evil predecessor, Raistlin opens the Portal to the Abyss and passes through. With Crysania at his side, he engages the Queen of Darkness in a battle for the ultimate prize--a seat among the gods.

At the same time, Caramon and Tasslehoff are transported to the future. There they come to understand the consequences of Raistlin’s quest--and Caramon at last realizes the painful sacrifice he must make to prevent his brother’s success. Old friends and strange allies come together to aid him, but Caramon must take the last, greatest step alone.

The step into the Abyss.


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, as well as Mistress of Dragons from TOR.
Tracy Hickman, in addition to his work on 11 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 Bronze Canticles from Warner Books.
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786918063
• ISBN-13: 978-0786918065
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #391,524 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Weiss and Hickman proved to be briliant writers once again., January 30, 2000

By	Alex Shkolyar (Brooklyn,NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TEST OF THE TWINS VOL.3 (Dragonlance Legends, Vol 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

The book (Test of the Twins) is the last of the Legends Trilogy, and definately one of the best Dragonlance books. It is the last book of the twin's History (not counting The Dragons of Summer Flame). The Begining of the epic story started in the book: Soulforge, written by Margaret Weiss. This book was a pleasure to read. I really suggest it *the entire legends trilogy) to all Dragonlance fans. Of course, for the full enjoyment I suggest you read the Dragonlance books in the following order: 1) Soulforge, 2)Brothers in arms, 3) Chronicles trilogy, 4) Legends Trilogy, 5) Dragons of Summer Flame. One book is sequil to another in the order they are written above. I suggest you buy all of them. Great books indeed.

All of the books were written by Margaret Weis. Most of the books were written by Margaret Weis and co written by Tracy Hickman. The Soulforge was written by margaret Weis alone, and Brothers in Arms was written by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What an experience!!!!, May 4, 2002

By	Isabelle Archer (US Virgin Islands) - See all my reviews

I was introduced the the Dragonlance books by accident about a year ago, when I was given the Chronicles Trilogy as a present by someone who, knowing I love dragons, saw the titles and took a chance. I practically got down on my knees and thanked her. I loved the Chronicles and wanted to read more. I have to confess that even then Raistlin was my favorite character(or, at least, as Tas might say, the most interesting), though I was firmly attached to the others as well, especially Sturm and Tanis and Tas.

I made the mistake, after seeing the list printed inside the book, of reading Dragons of Summer Flame next (DO NOT do this if you are thinking of taking up the series, it spoils a lot of surprises and is very confusing!), so steered in the right direction by a horrified friend, I proceeded to read the Legends series.

It takes place a few years after the end of the War of the Lance and the most prominent characters are Raistlin, Caramon (the Twins!), Tas the kender, and Lady Crysania, the cleric of Paladine, lost in her own goodness.

The Test of the Twins has some very wonderful scenes, the best in the series, with the possible exceptions of the Raistlin/Fistandantilus flashback, Raistlin and Crysania alone by that stream, and Raistlin and Caramon with the rabbit scenes in the War of the Twins. But the last, say 50-100 pages of The Test of the Twins have me jumping up and down every single time I read them! And I have read them, perhaps four or five times now. I have that habit though, rereading books I really love until I can recite them. In The Test of the Twins, we get the culmination of the trilogy (and no threat of those terrible cliffhanger endings that plagued the other two). We get Raistlin and Crysania in the Abyss. We get a fabulous Raistlin versus the Dark Queen scene. A great Lord Soth monologue. Dalamar and Kitiara get warm and cuddly... Caramon and Tas travelling through time. A wonderful resurgence of Tanis Half-Elven(how happy!!) And, what we've all been waiting for, a final showdown between the Twins! I get chillbumps, it's so good!

Anyone who is fan of fantasy and is interested in Dragonlance should get to reading them. It's really worth it. At the risk of sounding a little annoying, though, I have to say that, as far as my taste for writing style and quality goes, The Test of the Twins, The War of the Twins and The Time of the Twins are, by far, the best of the lot. And wouldn't they make the most incredible movies?(wistful sigh...)

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Test of the Twins - An outstanding conclusion!, March 5, 2003

By	K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Test of the Twins (DragonLance Legends, Vol 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

This final novel in the Dragonlance Legends trilogy not only serves as an outstanding conclusion to Legends but to the Chronicles as well. I say this bringing into consideration that while, there is a line of separation between the two trilogies, Legends brings actual closure to what began in Dragons of Autumn Twilight. It is with this last novel that even the authors admit in the Afterword that this would be their final foray into the world they created, at least for a while as history has proven.

Test of the Twins, as with Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's five previous Dragonlance novels, is written with such clarity and fluidic style that one finds it difficult to extricate themselves from it for the other trivialities of life until you've completed it.

The premise:

At the conclusion of War of the Twins Raistlin, the master of past and present along with Lady Crysania, the Cleric of Paladine were at the portal to the Abyss and in the middle of opening it, to further their cause to destroy the Queen of Darkness. Unfortunately for Raistlin and Crysania, despite his efforts to change history, is bound to repeat it in another form. Unlike Fistdantilus though, Raistlin succeeds in his bid to enter the Abyss to challenge the Dark Queen and her minions.

Caramon and Tasslehoff are ever present in this third novel as well and have an exceptional first section of the book, again dealing with time travel and Astinus the Chronicler of Krynn. Making a final reappearance is Tanis Half-Elven picking up where he was left off in the first book! Also making reappearances are Kitiara, Lord Soth and the good and bad dragons of Krynn. Overall, Legends is an outstanding story of one brother's ambition to save the soul of his brother and in truth finding that it is not his brother's soul he must save.

The cover art for this and the other recently re-released novels are exceptionally well done, credit to the artist. I would highly recommend this series and before that, the Dragonlance Chronicles, to anyone interested in outstanding writing, characters of true depth and an overall compelling story that will certainly give pause for contemplation! {ssintrepid}