War of the Twins
- 400
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
At the centre of “War of the Twins” stands the uneasy alliance of two brothers, Raistlin and Caramon, and it carries this middle volume. Caramon, who set out to stop his twin’s bid for godhood, now has to help him. Some readers point to the mix of action, humour and romance; others miss Tasslehoff, absent for more than half the book. Some who return to it as adults find the characters flatter than they remembered.
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About the book
War of the Twins is a 1986 fantasy novel by American writers Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Part of the Dragonlance series of novels, it is the second novel in the Dragonlance Legends trilogy, which details the journey of the fictional twins Raistlin Majere and Caramon Majere, along with Crysania and Tasslehoff Burrfoot. The book details their adventures during the Dwarfgate Wars, some 100 years after the Cataclysm, a monumental event in the Dragonlance world that altered the shape of the world. The story sees Raistlin, Caramon, and Crysania arrive in the Tower of High Sorcery at Palanthas. Caramon, before bent on stopping Raistlin's quest for godhood, must now aid him to return to his own time period.
Reading order · Dragonlance: Legends Trilogy
Full order & progress →- Time of the TwinsStart here
7.97.9 / 10 - War of the TwinsThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - Test of the Twins
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 167 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 53% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 21 | 13% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 5 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 141 | 84% |
Frequently asked
How long is War of the Twins?
It has 400 pages — shorter than 78% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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