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Old 05-31-2013, 08:50 AM   #153
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Originally Posted by Xanthe View Post
I think the weakness of the Crystal Dragon is the whole concept of "recrystalization" of the universe. I still don't have a good mental visual of that. Cantra is also the least sympathetic (or at least self-identifiable IMO) main character in the series, I think, so that can be a problem.

But what I did like about it, since I read it after the Agent of Change story arc, was how all the little back stories were filled in - old tech, the founders of Clan Erob (Rule Tiazen and that red-headed gambler?), the basis of the High Houses, the origins of the Xtrang, etc.. And for me, just getting the beginning story of the the Tree is enough of a reason to read the duology.
As with you, Xanthe, I read Crystal Dragon the first time after the Agent of Change arc, and I liked getting all the back story filled in. It is still the weakest of the series, but worth the time. And does finish well.
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