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Brothers Majere (2003)

Brothers Majere (2003)

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0786929715 (ISBN13: 9780786929719)
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English
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wizards of the coast

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This is an older attempt at continuing the story of Raistlin Magere: the early years that has mostly been made obsolete by the later installments by Margaret Weis in the Raistlin Chronicles. This particular work of the preludes remains interesting mostly as a study in what happens when characters in a series are placed in the hands of new authors: the dynamic between the twins is very different in this work from any others written by the two lead authors on the series. Let it serve as a warning for anyone who hopes that eventually a world like Harry Potter will be opened up for new authors to fill in the gaps: the names might be the same, but the identities are destined to morph. In this case, Raistlin's sharp edges are softened somewhat and Caramon's character reduced to an even greater simplicity than before. That, and these two soon to be great heroes are solving a mystery involving cats and contrived references to Egyptian mythos. It's not a terrible book by any means, but as part of the Dragonlance story it fails to entice.

This is by far the best book of the Preludes. Granted, the brothers Raistlin and Caramon are strong personas in their own right, but the author manages to stay quite true to their characters - some liberties have been taken but then this is pre-Chronicles so they're supposed to be younger - I think the author succeeded on achieving a good balance of love and animosity between the brothers. The plot itself is intriguing - more a mystery-to-solve than a typical fantasy quest-type adventure, giving it a feel somewhat akin to Sherlock Holmes. The supporting characters are mostly well-crafted and interesting, leaving it till close to the end before the true villains unmask themselves.

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It's nice to spend a little more time with Raist and Caramon, and Earwig is an interesting Kender, but I thought this book was written quite poorly. Stein is far too in love with gerunds than is healthy, and Raistlin doesn't really have to end every single sentence he says to Caramon with "my brother." Overall the writing is clunky, it has a rhythm like a triangular wheel. And, what was most infuriating to me, the climactic events aren't explained until the epilogue, which is indicative of an overall withholding from the reader. Raistlin knows what's going on, but even though we have full access to his thoughts we never know. Some people think that creates mystery, but it really just causes confusion. The book does get the characters right most of the time, and it has one really great sequence of Raistlin making a potion. The demi-god of cats is an interesting character, I'd like to see more of him. The story works for the most part.
—Vernon Ray

Maybe the plot was a little convoluted, and maybe the cats part was just kind of weird, but this book was actually pretty good overall. Okay...maybe I also wasn't overly fond of the kender (because only Tas is bearable) and his parts took up too large a percentage of the book. I don't think I really have any complaints outside of the above written.I completely love that (view spoiler)[Caramon banged a zombie. Serves him right for being a slut. (hide spoiler)]
—Ubiquitousbastard

Raistlin, Raistlin, Raistlin! I am a Raistlin fan boy. He is simply the only character that has kept me reading Dragonlance books so far. This book takes place between Brothers in Arms and Dragons of Autumn Twilight. Raistlin, Caramon, and Tasslehoff's cousin Earwig Lockpicker journey to Mereklar. Legend has it that as long as there are plenty of cats in Mereklar the city will be protected, but that cats are disappearing at an alarming rate. They unravel a mystery with the aid of the Cat Lord Bast. A must read if you love Raistlin.
—Paul

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