Reviews

La tumba de Huma by Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Clark Valentine

ozdboomzilla's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

lundos's review against another edition

3.0

It's been a long while sine I've read this and I've skipped the first one for a buddy read.

Still, I remembered most of the characters, and why wouldn't I? This series was the first fantasy series I read in English, so it has a strong sentimental factor. Raistlin is still - after all these years - one of my favorite characters.

The writing isn't pretty. At least not after just finishing Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson, but the story still flows very fast. I believe this was played as a D&D game back then, so we have a lot flashing forward to the important parts and not much (uselesss) filling. That sometimes leaves us with the issues that sometimes the authors feel they need to explain the situation and/or history from one sentence to the next. It can be annoying at times.

If we look beyond the main struggle between good and evil - yes, this one isn't gray - this book is a lot about friendship, overcoming ordeals and sacrificing yourself for the better good. If this is sacrificing your love

Spoiler

Silvara by betraying her race

, yourself (huge spoiler)

Spoiler

Sturm for his friends after the Measure failed him

, friendship

Spoiler

Laurana staying at the Tower of the High Clerist for Sturm (and Tanis)

or just the greater good

Spoiler

Tas smashing the dragon orb

or even

Spoiler

the entire dream sequence in Silvanost, where most of the dreams are about not being able to help the others

the themes is running through the entire book.

The best parts - besides the above - are the development of Laurana, the shenanigans of Tas and the nobility of Sturm.

And of course Raistlin.

Spoiler

Nice to see you in red. And a nice joke for them to put white on you to hide in the snow.

brian_lassiter's review against another edition

4.0

I read this as a kid when it was first published. This series of books is what made me fall in love with reading. When deciding to revisit it for the first time I was trepidatious. But it holds up remarkably well.

ed_w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

goblinsstolemybrain's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

spinnerroweok's review against another edition

4.0

This got away from the "evening of D&D" to become an interesting book.

wordslinger42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

neswina's review

5.0

Esto cada vez es mejor... Todo bien, TO-DO

ser_gallego's review

3.0

Un pelín más lento que el primero. A ver qué tal el tercero.

iggymcmuffin's review against another edition

1.0

A confused, disjointed and stuttering story full of minor plots that don't make sense and completely unrealistic characters. A bunch of poetry/music marks major divisions in the narrative but add nothing except more pages. Did Weis get paid by the word?

Also a hint to D&D writers:
If I can pick out the edition of the rules you're using from your text: you aren't writing fiction, you're transcribing a gaming session, which makes for very poor literature.