Reviews for Dragon Magazine No 224

The average rating for Dragon Magazine No 224 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-01-16 00:00:00 Noel Gassett War returns to Krynn. The Dragonarmies are on the march once more. And in the shadows, Raistlin Majere prepares for his ultimate test: the final confrontation with the Queen of Darkness... Test of the Twins was a surprisingly good ending to the Legends trilogy, just as Dragons of Spring Dawning was a surprisingly good ending to the Chronicles trilogy. Both of those saved their respective sub-series from hopeless mediocrity after very disappointing middle books, and ended up making both trilogies look like the legends of fantasy that they are. This book still had some of the things I hated about the second book, but some of the scenes in this one were amazing. And of course, it made me look even more forward to start exploring this huge universe for real. I have now finished the two classic DragonLance trilogies, and must say I am positively surprised overall. I thought it would be a disaster though, so it might be hard not to be positively surprised. Still, these books are amazingly enjoyable even to people who aren't in their early teens.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-30 00:00:00 Daniel W. Carr A very satisfying end to the Twins Trilogy. And great character development for both twins. Raistlin will always, always be my favorite character in any D&D novel. Period. I keep thinking about who I'd cast as him in a blockbuster adaptation. He has to be super scrawny, sickly, sneering (but super charming) master manipulator. So confident that he can do anything, including walk into the Abyss, kill the Dark Goddess, and take her place? Loki, go away. You aren't good enough for this role. :) You need to be as smart as Moriarty, as ruthless as that jerk from 24, and as confident as Thanos. Who do we have that could fit that bill, anyway? I can't even imagine! Back to the novel and the capstone of this trilogy... Test of the Twins is super fascinating, but it's not without its flaws. Or the flaws that I think they are, anyway. I never cared much for Tanis. He gets a lot of facetime here. On the other hand, I absolutely adore the hulking brute of Raistlin's brother now and the smart alec kinder has grown on me. Especially since they did so much time traveling. The best part is the multiple futures and all the branching paths that had to be corrected. A lot of tragedy, but also a lot of excellent adventure. Dragons galore! Undead! Wizards! Destroyed worlds! Immense magical battles, and tons of mindf***ery. :) This deserves to be in the fantasy hall of fame. For real. It still remains a good sight better than most of the fantasy that keeps churning out today. That's saying a lot because I think a lot of modern fantasy beats the old stuff. By a lot. :) And weirdly enough, I can count this as a classic despite my prejudice against franchise fiction. It's worth reading, period, if you like fantasy.