Steel and Stone (Dragonlance: The Meetings Sextet, Vol. 5)
Steel and Stone (Dragonlance: The Meetings Sextet, Vol. 5)
Hate At First Sight
The tempestuous affair of Kitiara Uth Matar and Tanis Half-Elven begins with the sword.
Life isn’t simple for the hotheaded pair. They must contend with a carnivorous, two-headed troll; a deposed leader who believes Kitiara is the cause of the ruler’s troubles; a vindictive mage who seeks peculiar vengeance; and Kit’s hulking former lover. They also meet a beautiful magic-user hiding a painful secret, and a giant owl with a sardonic sense of humor.
Here is the long-awaited story of the meeting of Tanis and Kitiara, a tale of love, lust, betrayal, and revenge that takes the reader through Krynn and south to the glacial Icereach.
Ellen Porath, co-author of Kindred Spirits, tells this exciting new tale, the fifth in the Dragonlance Saga Meetings Sextet.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Not very exciting
Tanis should have known better than to have gotten involved with Kitiara Uth Matar, but he did, and this book tells the tale of how all this gets worked out. And of course there is another man involved with Kitiara. And there’s fighting. And some backstabbing. And a strange trip to Icereach. This book was okay. Not the best in the Meetings Sextet. Read it if you like the characters involved. A little of the plot becomes important later on in the Dragonlance Series. It might be interesting to know the background details from this book.
3 Stars Decent, but…
This is definitely better than Oath and Measure, so if you’re reading the Meetings Sextet in order then at least things improve. The meeting between Tanis and Kitiara is VERY lacking in drama–they simply fall into each others arms in a mixture of battle and unexpected lust. This should have been handled much more carefully.
The non-Chronicles characters are extremely enjoyable in the sense that they add a depth to the novel and allow it to be an original story. However, the plot itself isn’t very complex–a bad guy wants power, yawn. Also, there are almost too many other characters–I felt like the dynamic between the two mages could have been its own novel, but Ellen was “forced” to write about Tanis and Kit instead. As a result, neither relationship is developed appropriately.
Still, a decent read with good characters in a great realm.
4 Stars Pleasantly surprised
… NOW TO THIS BOOK. I am not really sure on timeframes since I am reading in chronological order so that doesn’t bother me like it did the previous reviewers. They seemed disappointed in this book for that fact. I was not. The meeting between Tanis and Kitiara is quick and unbelievable, which is too bad. The addition of Caven (Another of Kit’s men) is a great addition to this book when he teams up with Tanis. The story is fine, the characters are pretty good. I enjoyed this book. The only complaint is the end is not that action packed as one would hope and it’s over rather quick and boring. But this book is better than I expected.
3 Stars Kit is a (…)
I have to admit that this book did have its high moments. But it was overall lacking the drama and intrigue that should have gone along with Tanis and Kit’s first meeting. I didnt like the way that Kit acted throughout the story. There was a little action here and there, but the story was not as good as it could have been. It really made me not like Kit. I mean i know she is a fighter, and she doesnt care about anything cut her sword. But the way she acts in this story is totally degrading to her character, read it if you must, but this book could be easily skipped.
3 Stars Good book
Good book, plain and simple. Not the best but still good. If your a Dragonlance fan you’ll enjoy the read.
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