The second book in the Legends trilogy, it gets dark and then darker. The twins are trapped in a forward march towards Thorbardin and their doom, the same fate as Fistandantilus all those hundreds of years ago, and Raistlin is desperately seeking the key to break this chain of events. Lady Crysania is blinded by her faith and ensnared by the archmage's charms, and Tasslehoff is just trying to keep them all from no end of trouble.

Raistlin as always been shown as bitter and cynical, but this book finally sheds some light on why he is this way and why he is so bent on becoming the most powerful wizard on Krynn. It could have been easy to write in just some evil mage, but there is a lot more to Raistlin, despite his words and black robes, and his internal struggle was so real. I couldn't hate him completely. Caramon slowly begins to learn what his brother really is capable of and that he must be stopped, when he has denied all possibilities for so long. He and Lady Crysania are both blinded by their love, even when Raistlin repeatedly spurns them for it.

I like how the characters grow and change so much, including Tasslehoff, that it's possible to think perhaps Raistlin may have a change of heart. The book is a roller coaster of emotions all the way to the end.

Will light or darkness prevail in the final chapter?

Words cannot describe my distaste right now. All I wanted- ALL I wanted- by the end of this gosh darn book was for Caramon and Tas to go home and make things right with Tika. I'm just done with Raistlin/Fistandantilus and Crysania right now. Staring easy, I'll begin with my Crysania rant. For some reason she is completely smitten with Raistlin even after he abused her continuously and compromised her rather harshly. These don't thwart her-in fact, they greater her admiration for him, believing him to be denying himself when in reality he is just using her for her powers to aide in his quest. This is revealed rawly on pg. 382. Raistlin is also aggravating because he only cares for himself. However short passages about his past makes me wonder why he is so ruthless. One enjoyable part about this novel was Caramon realizing (at least more certainly) that Raistlin is beyond his love and doesn't deserve it. He puts himself first, and I loved it. Now-Dalamar. I love Dalamar and hate Kitiara, so you can guess my reaction to their encounters. All I can say is that it made me anticipate reading the next book much more. Muahaha!!!

I enjoyed the previous book in this trilogy more; this one honestly dragged a bit for me from the late middle until almost the end. I guess I just find Raistlin rather tiresome, and yes, this whole trilogy is named for him and his twin, but he is just so unlikable that I find myself really missing other characters like Tanis and Tika and so on. I do intend to read book 3, but I think I’ll take a break first.

Well well well.. It's been awhile since I have immersed myself in the world of Dragonlance.... and I have to say, I have missed it. I'm glad I've decided to reread this series of books. It just as good the second time around! Tas and the twins provide ample entertainment. Tas can get into the amount of trouble as a two year old child. He is so eager to see everything and do everything he can before he dies and joins Flint in the afterlife. Raistlin's evil plans seem to be heading to his own demise. He's trying to change the past and make it so that he succeeds where others have failed. Crysania is having to redefine her faith in the gods while falling in love with Raistlin. Caramon all the while is trying to come to terms with all that his brother has done. Can the undeniable bond between them be broken as the trust is lost between them despite the closeness that battle/war brings them? Will Raistlin succeed in becoming a god?

I really hate cliff hangers. Oh well on to the next one.

OK so much happens in this story. It was slow starting but entertaining once Tas left the Abyss. Caramon is back to himself and has been completely severed from Raist and we see what Raist is truly capable of.

Likes: Raistlin (of course), Raistlin/Crysania, Tas, Caramon getting a bit more development

Dislikes: Honestly don't really care about the war, Raistlin is sometimes a bit more arch than he needs to be, Crysania herself is a bit one-dimensional, plot drags in parts

As a huge fan of time travel, I like the question of whether the timeline can be changed, but although it's an important (even vital) question to Raistlin it's really only touched on a few times. I also wish there were more of a fish-out-of-water feel than there is — Caramon even basically forgets they aren't in their own time. Aside from a few things like everyone thinking Crysania is a witch, there's almost no culture shock, nor major suspicion of the three time travelers (other than the same suspicion Raistlin would face anywhere, anytime, because he's a suspicious dude). In some ways it seems like there should be more culture shock here than in the first book since it's basically a post-apocalyptic fantasy world, but there's less.