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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.

xladyowlx's review against another edition

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4.0

(4,5 en realidad)
Este segundo libro me ha gustado más que el primero, claro que tenía la ventaja de que los personajes ya estaban presentados y la historia situada.
El punto más positivo diría que es la decisión de separar al grupo ya que, gracias a eso, hemos podido centrarnos en otros personajes más allá de Tanis o Raistlin y con ello poder ver la genial evolución de Laurana, que pasa de ser una niña mimada y caprichosa a una luchadora y lider, y también la parte más "seria y responsable" de Tass, lo cuál hace que me enamore aún más el personaje.
Me pondría a remarcar más cosas pero se me haría una reseña muy larga.
Como última frase me gustaría decir: MUERTE A KITIARA

brittski's review against another edition

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4.0

Second time reading this. Not as good as the first, but enjoyable. It seemed slow at in the middle for me.

1st review: I really enjoyed the next part in the series, but there is an adventure that happens between autumn twilight and this book. I don't like that it's all jumbled and mixed up. And I hate Kitiara. I thought I would love her, but no. Hate her.

bloodravenlib's review against another edition

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3.0

The story of the companions continues as the war begins to pick up. Their quest now is to find the dragon orbs. They get separated, which leads to diverging paths. This book, in terms of the pacing, was a bit slower than the first volume. However, there are some twists towards the end, and the action picks up in the second half. The tone of this one is darker than the first, but that is a good thing as it keeps things interesting. There is a cliffhanger, assuring readers will return for the third volume to conclude the trilogy. I certainly will seek the third novel to see how things wrap up. Overall, this series makes for nice escapist reading. Only reason I give it 3 stars is that I find later series, such as The Minotaur Wars, to be better developed, but this one is good entertainment, and you get a sense of how these novels got their start.

As I noted when I read the first volume, as a librarian, I still can say these books would have good appeal to teen readers, especially boys and probably good for reluctant readers as well. These are fairly easy books to read, pretty entertaining, and if you like fantasy, swords and dragons, a good selection.

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