Dragons of the Hourglass Mage

Two stars for the book, one bonus star for it being focused on Raistlin Majere.

There were quite a bit of misses in this book. And after a somewhat disappointing book 2, I didn't really have high hopes for this one. Raistlin, for the most part, acts the way that has become his trademark; yet we see him in scenes of weakness; not sure how I feel about that. Feels a bit out of character.

There's quite a bit of filler with repeated explanations or reflections in the book, so the new content is actually lesser than what it seems. Bits of it are just scenes from the Dragons of Spring Dawning except coming from Raistlin's perspective. But I suppose book 3 of the original trilogy didn't leave much gaps to fill.

Overall, I enjoyed the book, following Raistlin after his separation from the companions. It sheds light on what happened. But then, because it's Raistlin, I'm not sure if that was a good thing. A little mystery surrounding him always made him more enigmatic.