The Raistlin Chronicles

The Soulforge is a book about Raistlin, and his early years of life. It tells how he learn his first spells, and it tells something that no other book has ever said... what happened to him at the Tower of High Sorcery in Wayreth. You'll learn things you never thought would happen. Things that will surprise you. And disgust you. The Soulforge, by Margeret Weis, is a great book to read, but if you do, be sure to follow up with Brother in Arms, the second book in the Raistlin Chronicles.

Brothers in Arms is a book about what Raistlin and Caramon did after Raistlin passed his Test of High Sorcery. It's about how Raistlin and Caramon join a group of mercenaries, where they learn practically everything they now later on in the Chronicles trilogy. They join mercenaries run by the Mad Baron of Langtree ot earn pay to help them through their lives. Throughout the book they learn skills in order to live in the harsh world of Krynn.