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Brothers Majere reveals the origins of the love/hate relationship of the brothers Caramon and Raistlin, as developed in Chronicles and Legends.

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Kevin Stein is the author of Brothers Majere and a number of short stories set in the Dragonlance world. He has a degree in English and has studied in England and America. Stein lives in Illinois.

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RaistliN awOkE fROM DEEp SlUMbER tO thE SOUND of pipes-a haunting, eerie sound that reminded him of a time of everlasting pain, a time of torture and torment. Read the first page

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2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty poor, Sep 28 2003

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Vilbs "vilbs" (Montreal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BROTHERS MAJERE (Mass Market Paperback)

It's pretty hard to make a bad novel about Raistlin Majere... one of the most compelling fantasy characters ever created, but this novel really takes the cake. It's just not good. Does anyone care about missing cats? Thank goodness the 'Cat Lord' comes to help. Caramon is irritatingly portrayed as the stock simpleton, and Raistlin can't decide whether to love him or treat him awfully. You receive no new insights into either character, and like the other two preludes that come before it this should never have been allowed to be included in the Dragonlance Saga. It cheapens every other book in the series. Unless you're a hardcore DL collector pass this one bye because you won't be missing a thing.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A poor addition to the world of Dragonlance., Aug 20 2002

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This review is from: BROTHERS MAJERE (Mass Market Paperback)

Brothers Majere starts off well and offers a new and never-before-seen adventure the likes of which I have never seen. However, it quickly degenerates into The Classic Dragonlance Plot, but without the epic feel Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman incorporate in their novels. The author also made two gigantic mistakes which contradict lines located in Tales of the Lance and Dragons of Autumn Twilight. The Soulforge and Brothers in Arms are much better than Brothers Majere.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love Raistlin, Aug 9 2002

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Heather Richards "darkjediqueen" (a galaxy far far away) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BROTHERS MAJERE (Mass Market Paperback)

Yes, the premise of disappearing cats seems a bit ridiculous to say the least, but somehow envolving Raistlin automatically gives the story a little dignity.

The plot envolves a scared city that is losing all the cats that are supposed to protect the town. Raistlin and Caramon are naturally called in to solve the mystery which slowly evolves into a murder case when town officials end up dead, looking like they've been killed by a very large cat. Enter Shavas, a beautiful official that shows more interest in both twins than is professional and is much more than what she seems. Eventually all hell breaks loose (literally) and Bast, the cat lord, comes to help.

Raistlin is much softer in this book than the later version. He gripes and complains and treats Caramon awful, but he truly seems to care about his brother. Caramon is just the big old dope he always is and I wish Bast was a real character that was used again in later novels. Shavas is a wonderful archvillain and even when the action gets a little confusing at the end, she's always a perfect story line to go back to.

This really was a good book in this series. Read it if only to see a younger, kinder Raistlin.

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better preludes...
I liked Brothers Majere. It is, however, essentially a crime novel set in the DL world. I thought this added rather than detracted to the effect though. Read more

Published on Jan 20 2002 by vedvedsica

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book!
Its amazing to me TSR let Micheal Williams btcher 4 books but didn't beg this guy to write more books.