''The Raistlin Chronicles'' is a pair of novels, ''The Soulforge'' and ''Brothers in Arms'', set in the ''

Dragonlance ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving in t ...

'' campaign setting of the '' Dungeons & Dragons''

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''The Soulforge''

''The Soulforge'' is a

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written by Margaret Weis and set in the ''

'' campaign setting. The novel was first published in January 1998, and covers the early life of the character

Raistlin Majere Raistlin Majere is a fictional character from the ''Dragonlance'' series of books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Raistlin played an extensive role in the two main series of books, particularly in '' Dragonlance Legends'' in which he ...

. Margaret Weis has acknowledged Terry Phillip's ''The Soulforge'' gamebook for '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' as the inspiration for the novel. Power Metal band Blind Guardian wrote a song about ''The Soulforge'', titled "The Soulforged", on their album '' A Night at the Opera''.

Reviews

*Review by Wayne MacLaurin (1998) in SF Site, May 1998, (1998)

''Brothers in Arms''

''Brothers in Arms'' is a ''

'' book, the second of the '' Raistlin Chronicles'', written by Margaret Weis and

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. ''Brothers in Arms'' begins where ''

The Soulforge ''The Soulforge'' is a fantasy novel written by Margaret Weis and set in the Dragonlance campaign setting. The novel was first published in January 1998, and covers the early life of the character Raistlin Majere. Plot summary The story beg ...

'' left off, after

has passed the Test of High Sorcery. Raistlin and

Caramon Majere Caramon Majere (326 AC - 38 SC) is a fictional character from the Dragonlance books. He is depicted as a fighter and is one of the main characters in Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's first Dragonlance trilogy, the ''Dragonlance Chronicles''. C ...

have decided to be hired as mercenaries, and are attempting to go to Langtree, the base of the army of Baron Ivor of Langtree. Antimodes goes with them part of the way. On the way, Raistlin's horse throws him while fording a river, and Raistlin catches pneumonia. He is taken to Haven, where he is healed by his friend, Lemuel. Antimodes leaves the brothers there. They winter in Haven, setting out in the spring towards Langtree. At the same time,

Kitiara uth Matar Kitiara Uth Matar is a fictional character appearing in the Dragonlance campaign setting created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. She is the daughter of a disgraced Solamnic Knight named Gregor Uth Matar and his first wife, Rosamun. She is als ...

, the twins' sister, is in Sanction, trying to advance in the ranks of the Dragonarmy. To prove her worth, Ariakas sends her on a special mission: convince the red dragon Immolatus to come to Ariakas in Sanction, where he will receive orders from him. Kitiara succeeds, and the orders are to go to the city of Hope's End, and find the hiding place of the Gold and Silver Dragon Eggs. Meanwhile, the twins have joined the Army of the Baron Ivor, and are trained: Raistlin as a war mage by Master Horkin, Caramon as a warrior. They also meet Scrounger, a half-kender and fellow recruit, and forge a friendship with him. Finally, they receive marching orders: the army has been hired by Good King Wilhelm of Blodehelm to destroy the city of Hope's End whose citizens have rebelled against the king.

References

External links

The Soulforge
at the official Wizards of the Coast website
The Soulforge Adventure Gamebook
a
Gamebooks.org
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