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Test of the twins de Margaret Weis
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Test of the twins (edició 2004)

de Margaret Weis

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Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:A confrontation with the Queen of Darkness is finally within Raistlin's reachâ??and Caramon will do anything to stop itâ??in this conclusion to the beloved Legends trilogy
Defying the fate that claimed his evil predecessor, Raistlin opens the Portal to the Abyss and passes through. With Crysania at his side, he engages the Queen of Darkness in a battle for the ultimate prizeâ??a seat among the gods.
At the same time, Caramon and Tasslehoff are transported to the future. They come to understand the consequences of Raistlin's questâ??and Caramon at last realizes the painful sacrifice he must make to prevent his brother's success. Old friends and strange allies come together to aid him, but Caramon must take the last, greatest step alone: the first step int
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Membre:Michael.Anderson
Títol:Test of the twins
Autors:Margaret Weis
Informació:Renton, WA : Wizards of the Coast, 2004.
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  beskamiltar | Apr 10, 2024 |
Even though everything that bugged me about this series remained present here: out-of-place humour that isn't really that funny, emotional arcs for characters that don't make sense of play out realistically, and a confusion of theme and tone... is this about temptation, forgiveness, or just a struggle between good and evil?

(The authors play it vague between all of these and none of them really pay off, at least in ways that make sense. They have plot signposts that signify the dramatic moment, but they don't actually earn it.)

Even though all of that is still present, I found this book and this series to be very readable. Moreso than some other D&D or other game-universe novelizations out there. The plot moves along briskly and in that respect a lot of the problems feel less so, because you're not dwelling in them long enough to be truly bothered. There is an epic scope here, and even if the book doesn't really make the best use of it, it does gesture at it enough that you can fill it out in your head... which is probably exactly what made these books so magical for teenagers. (Who also didn't yet have the emotional literacy to sense how bland the emotional arcs of these characters truly are.)

This might be why Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is so difficult for me... it has a rolling plot, but instead of moving briskly through its repetitive writing tics and one-note characters, it dwells on them... you're stuck in these moments for much longer. (One Wheel of Time book is as long as this entire trilogy.) ( )
  JasonMehmel | Feb 9, 2024 |
I found some of the characterization in this series to be rather melodramatic. Tanis Half-Elven is responsible for much of the bathetic dialogue, but at least he sometimes gets called out on it. His response to one such rebuke could well be his motto: "Damn right, I'm overwrought!" And to think that his creed is supposedly "Self-control is true strength."

Although he has a more compelling character arc than Tanis does, the dark mage Raistlin Majere is a bit of an author's pet. In the Russian musical inspired by Dragonlance, he has the memorable and Tanis-worthy line "Good and evil alike look forward to my funeral!" In the backstory, however, Dalamar, Raistlin's dark elf apprentice, seeks help from the cleric Elistan even though it is painful for evil-aligned characters to go to a good-aligned temple. Elistan presumably faces similar opposition when he goes to the dark tower to assist Raistlin, who is gravely ill. (I did find Dalamar's gratitude and concern for Elistan to be surprisingly moving.) The other characters' obsession with a supposedly hated person makes Raistlin seem like a black hole sue

On the other hand, perhaps the authors were aware of the possible issues with the dark mage's characterization. Like a dark star consuming a planet, Raistlin's quest for power leads to the destruction of all life except for himself. When he becomes aware of the desolate alternate timeline where his plan to overthrow the gods succeeded, Raistlin sacrifices himself to save the world. I guess he still counts as a hero, even if the only evil overlord he defeated was himself. (And Ariakas. And Fistandantilus.) Okay, maybe he does have some redeeming qualities, such as the ability to inspire power metal songs and epic Russian musicals. ( )
  soulforged | Jan 7, 2024 |
A suitably climatic ends to a brilliant trilogy. That support is really the chronicles themselves. This was a character study of the twins Majere, and the story arc came to an end in this book. How it ends and what happens I will not reveal, but I’m pleased to see that old friends make an appearance and the ending may not be what you may expect. are sensitive, emotional, character, driven, narrative makes this a satisfying ends to the trilogy ( )
  aadyer | Oct 24, 2023 |
Así profetizará Caramon a Raistlin: Gobernarás un mundo muerto, un universo de cenizas, de ruinas informes y cadáveres mutilados. Nadie te acompañará en tu palacio celeste y, aunque tratarás de crear, no quedará ni un soplo en tu interior que puedas insuflar en los nuevos moldes. Te nutrirás de las estrellas hasta que, exprimidas, estallen y nada quedará a tu alrededor, nada en tu alma...
  Natt90 | Jan 27, 2023 |
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Weis, MargaretAutorautor primaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Hickman, TracyAutorautor principaltotes les edicionsconfirmat
Cossato, Gian PaoloTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Sandrelli, SandroTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
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To my brother, Gerry Hickman, who taught me what a brother should be.
—Tracy Hickman
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—Margaret Weis
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Like sharp steel, the clarion call of a trumpet split the autumn air as the armies of the dwarves of Thorbardin rode down into the Plains of Dergoth to meet their foe—their kinsmen.
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The German version of Test of the Twins is in two volumes: Der Hammer der Götter and Caramons Rückkehr. Please do not combine these.
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Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:A confrontation with the Queen of Darkness is finally within Raistlin's reachâ??and Caramon will do anything to stop itâ??in this conclusion to the beloved Legends trilogy
Defying the fate that claimed his evil predecessor, Raistlin opens the Portal to the Abyss and passes through. With Crysania at his side, he engages the Queen of Darkness in a battle for the ultimate prizeâ??a seat among the gods.
At the same time, Caramon and Tasslehoff are transported to the future. They come to understand the consequences of Raistlin's questâ??and Caramon at last realizes the painful sacrifice he must make to prevent his brother's success. Old friends and strange allies come together to aid him, but Caramon must take the last, greatest step alone: the first step int

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