Fistandantilus Reborn (Dragonlance: Lost Legends, #2; Forgotten Realms: Lost Gods, #2) by Douglas Niles

Fistandantilus Reborn (Dragonlance: Lost Legends, #2; Forgotten Realms: Lost Gods, #2) Reviews

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  Jennifer Kibble

  It feels great reading a "new" Dragonlance book again. Fistandantilus Reborn is part of the Lost Legends series and it is written by Douglas Niles.
  
  First off, if you are unfamiliar with the Dragonlance lore, do not start that reading adventure with this book. Instead, check out Dragonlance Chronicles, as well as Dragonlance Legends.
  
  With that said, Fistandantilus Reborn is a dark fantasy with moments of levity sprinkled in. That is expected whenever a kender is involved after all.
  
  No, this book doesn't hold up to the original series but it was an enjoyable read. It holds new characters within a familiar place and an all too familiar threat.
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  Jesse

  I'm not sure why this book was on the list of novels you need to read to complete all of the FORGOTTEN REALMS books. I have read cross-overs of these two worlds before, but it didn't really seem like that happened in this story...unless I missed it somewhere.
  
  The book is pretty easy to get through, as the chapters are short and easy to digest. We start far in the past, and watch the high jinx that surround this incredibly powerful spirit, that has basically gained a level of godhood, patiently wait to be reformed after it's spirt was separated from it's physical body.
  
  There are several characters, and we see things happen from multiple points of view. This makes the story a little discombobulated at times. The ending was somewhat creative, but also a little silly.
  
  Overall, not a bad tale, though I have read better by Niles in the past. But another one get's checked off the list.
  
  
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  Jai

  starts off fractured, and it takes nearly half the book to give the reader enough time with any particular character to get invested. dismissive & reductive re: the only female character. I feel like there’s a story here re: historians & the observer effect, but it’s too scattered to be compelling. (bonus audiobook points for the opportunity to listen to Liam O’Brien tell stories, which was predictably enjoyable.) [content warning for sexual assault]
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  Junn

  De mis libros favoritos de Dragonlance, toda una historia nueva, con la aparición estrella de un personaje que algunos ya conocerán. Una historia sencilla y amena que fácilmente se disfruta de inicio a fin.
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  Alexandre

  Very enjoyable. Dragon , demi lich , kender !
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  Jeff Granger

  Not a straightforward linear story, but rather one that spans multiple viewpoints over many years. Once I got used to the pacing it ended up being a nice story. Nice twist at the end.
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  Rob Frazier

  I am aware of what the author is going for with the bounce back and forth to attempt to illustrate the master of past and present. However, that bouncing back and forth with little to reference the characters, the time, or the place, leaves us readers flipping back and forth to try and work it out. And if (in my case) you are utilizing audiobook, expect to be confused and spending a lot of time to evaluate every chapter.
  
  This appears to be just one of Many stories of the great Fistandantilus. And though my only real complaint is the telling. This could have been a much better book if it had started with multiple small tales and then whittles its way down to the big one.
  
  Also, this is a world crossover book. So much of this will only make sense to you if you have read from both worlds.
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  Jim C

  My actual rating is 2.5 stars.
  
  A book set in the Dragonlance realm. This is a story of how the evil mage Fistandantilus tries to reenter the world. I did not enjoy the majority of this book. I felt like the plot was all over the place and for this reason I could not get involved with the characters. I will say that the conclusion was fantastic and I think the reason was all of the plotlines came together. Also, I think this book wasn't the best book as it had more to do with new characters than it did with Fistandantilus. If you do decide to try this novel, stick with it till the end as the ending is worth the read.
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  Katie

  I just finished Fistandantilus Reborn last night. I understood why it was written like this, but the first third of the book really seemed like a series of short stories with the final two thirds actually picking up the main thread. I almost wish the first section would have been related stories in Tales or one of the other collections, and then the larger story section of this one could have been extended. Overall, I liked the unlikely heroes who find themselves facing Fistandantilus and trying to stop his return to Krynn.
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  Jasher Drake

  Yeah it was okay. It was all over the place at the start with so many different characters that you couldn't remember who was the kender and who was the dragon. But eventually it all came together with a stunning conclusion, it just didn't seem like it was up to the standard of all the other Dragonlance books I have read. :/
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  Paulo "paper books only"

  A tale about Fistandantilus. The mage that tried to conqueror Raistlin mind but failing. It was probably besides Raistlin the most evil, and powerful mage of Ansalon.
  
  This was a nice tale to read but add nothing to the main story arc. Nevertheless nicely written.
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  Bradley

  Truly awesome. Nice dark fantasy. Very fun. =)
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  Devi

  It was good.
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  Daniel

  Was good, but needed more kender :D
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  Girish Mani

  This book has failed my expectations................