Dragons of the Hourglass Mage

I almost gave this one three stars, as it's probably the best paced book of the Lost Chronicles, and it focus entirely on Raistlin, which is always a plus. But the ending of the book–the last couple three pages–are so frustratingly awful that I had to drop my rating down to two stars. I understand the authors are trying to avoid repeating the events detailed in the Chronicles series, but that means that this book ends so abruptly that it doesn't even feel like a real ending, much less the ending of an entire trilogy.

I almost gave this one three stars, as it's probably the best paced book of the Lost Chronicles, and it focus entirely on Raistlin, which is always a plus. But the ending of the book–the last couple three pages–are so frustratingly awful that I had to drop my rating down to two stars. I understand the authors are trying to avoid repeating the events detailed in the Chronicles series, but that means that this book ends so abruptly that it doesn't even feel like a real ending, much less the ending of an entire trilogy.

Two stars for the book, one bonus star for it being focused on Raistlin Majere.

There were quite a bit of misses in this book. And after a somewhat disappointing book 2, I didn't really have high hopes for this one. Raistlin, for the most part, acts the way that has become his trademark; yet we see him in scenes of weakness; not sure how I feel about that. Feels a bit out of character.

There's quite a bit of filler with repeated explanations or reflections in the book, so the new content is actually lesser than what it seems. Bits of it are just scenes from the Dragons of Spring Dawning except coming from Raistlin's perspective. But I suppose book 3 of the original trilogy didn't leave much gaps to fill.

Overall, I enjoyed the book, following Raistlin after his separation from the companions. It sheds light on what happened. But then, because it's Raistlin, I'm not sure if that was a good thing. A little mystery surrounding him always made him more enigmatic.