2nd book in the "Legends" series, especially fun because if you had any doubts about Raistlin's evil, this is the book that will dispel those doubts. Having escaped the destruction of Istar by the Cataclysm by jumping ahead in time, Raistlin, Crysania, and Caramon live through the Dwarfgate Wars, as Raistlin relives the life and doom of Fistandantilus, willing to use any means and anyone to achieve his aim of entering the Abyss to challenge the the Dark Queen, Takhisis, for godhood itself . . .