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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780786950669
ISBN number: 0786950668
Label: Wizards of the Coast
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: November 04, 2008
Publishing house: Wizards of the Coast
Release Date: November 04, 2008
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The Dark Disciple's story, now complete!
In this paperback edition of the concluding volume of the Dark Disciple trilogy, Mina learns the truth about herself and the terrible knowledge drives her insane. Rhys, the monk of Majere, accompanied by his dog Atta and the kender Nightshade, is given the dangerous assignment of guarding the crazed god, escorting her on a long, strange journey to the mysterious place known as Godshome, where Mina hopes to find the answer to the riddle of her existence. Their path is fraught with peril, for the undead Beloved want to make Mina their leader, even as the death knight Krell wants to seize her and Galdar tries to deliver Mina to her most hated enemy.
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I recently decided to read Margaret Weis' trilogy The Dark Disciple. I also decided I needed to reread Weis and Hickman's War of Souls because that is where we very first meet Mina. So now I have finished both trilogies, and I want to offer a brief review of Amber and Blood, the last book in The Dark Disciple series.
I have been a big fan of Margaret Weis since the original Dragonlance books, and I enjoyed reading the books in War of Souls. I found that I was trying to force my enjoyment of the books in The Dark Disciple and that was certainly true with this last book. At the end of the previous book, we were told Mina's true identity and it casts a different light on some of her activities. The kicker here is that Mina does not understand her true identity. The crux of this book is her efforts to understand who she is and what she should do. Not a simple proposition.
If I go much further with any description of the plot, I would have to include a Spoiler Alert. So I will not go into any details of Mina's journeys in the book. We still have many familiar characters - Rhys Mason, Nightshade, Atta, Gerard, Galdar, and all of the gods. I believe that is where my patience was tested the most. I just grew bored with all of the machinations of the gods, both Dark and Light. I also tired of Mina's constant changes. On the other hand, the kender Nightshade is great fun and Atta seems to be a dog that we would all want.
If you're reading this review, you must have read the very first two books in The Dark Disciple. So you certainly will want to read Amber and Blood to see how things end up. The trilogy is good. It is simply not Margaret Weis' finest work.
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So after the cliff-hanger ending of the last book, I was really looking forward to learning Mina's history and what would happen with the pantheon of gods in Krynn. I've read several reviews that were disappointed with how this book was handled. We don't spend time with the Mina we've seen in the rest of the series, or even the Mina of the War of Souls. Instead, she reverts to a child. And the gods who had been so active in the other books take a step back here and pledge to leave Mina to make her own decision without influence. Of course, if you've read any of the other DL books, you know that it's pretty much impossible for them NOT to meddle. But still, the majority of this book is Mina's time with the wandering monk of Majere, Rhys, his dog Atta, and the nightstalker kender, Nightshade.
Yes, this book is a means to an end... it's the third book in a trilogy. I enjoyed reading it, but once I got to the end and thought back on what had happened, there wasn't a lot of action. The majority of it is travel from one city to the next, with Rhys and Nightshade trying to help Mina as she struggles with memories that she's blotted out. I would've liked to see more of Mina's different aspects as they tried to grapple with her past, but this book was about resolution, and that's what happens. I wasn't expecting the ending, but I found it all very fitting. Mina reminds me very much of Neil Gaiman's character Delirium... it's hard to not feel sad when you read about it, though I think that Mina exercises a greater sort of control over herself. I also liked learning more about Valthonis.
In the War of Souls trilogy, and again in this series, I liked the interaction between mortals and immortals. The gods are not as all-knowing as they'd like their followers to think. They're petty and emotional and go beyond their stereotypes. I never thought I'd like Zeboim, but if this series did anything, it made me love her... she's such a bitch! I also enjoyed seeing Gerard and Galdar (*sigh*) again, particularly with their continued disdain for all things holy. It's an interesting time on Krynn, and I'm looking forward to more.
Oh, my one gripe is the ridiculous amount of typos. It made me weep... there were spelling errors and missing words galore. To make matters worse, paragraphs were repeated, lines of action were missing (Valthonis goes from standing and staring at Mina to suddenly knocked unconcious without any mention of her hitting him?), and fights scenes with random weapon changes. I know it sounds nit-picky... but it's been a long time since I've read a book where the typos ruined the mood so much. Since this was coming from an author I enjoy and she's not new to writing/publishing, I was a bit surprised. Now here's hoping I don't have awful typos in my review. :)
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So much better then that Crak smoking writer S, Meyers in Breaking Dawn, No pedophila, or screams of kill her unborn child, this is good reading
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i was shocked to find out who mina realy was and if your a fan of dragonlance then this is one book to own margaret weis out did herself with this book
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I grow tired of people who live in the past
The original Drangonlance books awesome...hell yeah!
But time goes on and life moves right along with it.
She couldn't continue to write about Tanis and company forever
Sure I miss Rastlin as much as the subsequent guy, but things change.
This book summed up the previous five books in the series, I think reading this book
Gave US a better understanding of the world of Kyrnn from the WOS forward.
Go back after reading this one and see for yourself .
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