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Test of the Twins

  • 1986 first published
  • 400 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (16 ratings)
  • 37 editions

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Test of the Twins (1986) is a time-travel fiction and dragon fantasy novel. Much of the action takes place in Istar and Krynn. Characters include Raistlin, Caramon and Tasslehoff. Key subjects include magic, wizards, gnomes and twins.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, and 58 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 37 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Test of the Twins

Raistlin casts the magical spell that has cost him so much. For him, the Portal opens… But, at the same instant, his twin brother, Caramon, operates the magical time-traveling device. The fields of magic shift and collide. Caramon and the kender, Tasslehoff, are flung into an unexpected time and place where they make a horrifying discovery. And Raistlin enters the Abyss, prepared to face his most deadly challenge - Takhisis, Queen of Darkness.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Raistlin
  • Caramon
  • Tasslehoff

Subjects

  • Magic
  • Wizards
  • Gnomes
  • Twins
  • Time travel
  • Good and evil
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy fiction
  • American Fantasy fiction
  • Dragonlance Saga
  • Dungeons & Dragons Novel
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Test of the Twins?

Test of the Twins was written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and first published in 1986.

What genre is Test of the Twins?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Dragon Fiction.

How long is Test of the Twins?

The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Test of the Twins?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Messenger, Dragonflight and The Legend of Huma.

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