Well I started and finished Dragons of the Hourglass Mage within a few hours. This book was writtten by the duo: Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, verterans of the Dragonalnce saga.

This was the third book in the Lost Chronicles Trilogy which revealed untold stories that happened during the Chronicles Trilogy. As anybody who is familiar with the Chronicles Trilogy of Dragonlance, the Hourglass Mage the title is referring to is Raistlin Majere one of the most powerful mages ever created. The book is pretty short compared to their other works - only 334 pages; this book had been in some development "hell" and because of this some had said that this book was rushed. The book did have a fast pace as it accounted for the last month before the War of the Lance ended, nevertheless, I was still enthralled by the book, signified by me not putting the book down to eat breakfast till I was finished.

Out of the three Lost Chronicles novels this is my favourite as it was about one of my more favourite characters in the Dragonlance universe. Dragons of the Highlord Skies was good when it dealt the Laurana's fight against Feal-Thas, leader of the White Dragonarmy, and for the most part Kitiara's tale. The biggest blemish of that book was how quick Kitiara's trial in Dargaard Keep - a bit unclimatic. In Dragons of the Hourglass Mage, Raistlin has many obstalces and adversaries that he must overcome, the most significant to his character - Fistandantilus. Here fans will learn exactly how Raistlin was the victor in his battle against Fistandantilus for control of his own identity, though the Dark Queen thinks differently on the matter.