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Aric, a half-elf with a rare natural ability with the psionic discipline known as the Way, must find his place in a world ruled by the tyranny of evil sorcerer kings, and dominated by the savage wilds of the Athasian desert, a world presided over by the unrelenting crimson eye of DARK SUN. When Aric is brought into a quest to search for a priceless trove of weapons, he would rather keep his head down and live a simple life. But nothing is simple in the city of Nibenay with it reclusive ruler known as the Shadow King. And in a world where metal is the rarest of commodities, Aric's "way" with metal is an even rarer talent. Enlisted by the Shadow King himself to seek out this cache of metal weaponry, Aric heads into the desert with a treacherous band of adventurers. Allegiance's are tested and secrets are uncovered. But sometimes the secrets hidden by the sands of time should remain undiscovered. When Aric and his band uncover an evil perhaps greater than the Shadow King himself, it is a race against time to see who will harness its power.
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In addition to authoring numerous novels, comics, and media-related fiction titles, Jeff Mariotte was, at various times, VP of Marketing and Senior Editor for comic book publisher WildStorm Productions, and Editor-in-Chief for IDW Publishing. He and his wife Maryelizabeth Hart, along with their business partner Terry Gilman, are the owners of Mysterious Galaxy, an independent bookstore specializing in mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. He currently lives in Arizona.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
City Under the Sand marks the re-launch of Wizards of the Coast's Dark Sun campaign, after a 14-years hiatus.
While it's a fun reading, it's definitely much more enjoyable if you are very familiar with Dark Sun, and can leave you a bit puzzled if you're just beginning your travels through the deserts of Athas.
It looks like the author did his research, but not enough.
For example, metal is exceedingly rare on Athas, and while the plot revolves around retrieving a huge stash of steel lying in a city which has been buried under the sands for a thousand years (and that's fine, it's a good plot hook), metal weapons seem far too commonplace - lots of raiders and thugs are equipped with what most heroes should probably glance only once or twice in their entire lifetimes.
Another example - the book once mentions a bear. Too bad that bears simply don't exist in the setting.
The writing and the story aren't bad, but all of it seems a bit rushed, and presented more like a gaming module than a novel. Reading the book, in my mind I could clearly picture all the combat described in the novel as tactical encounters to unleash on my players...
Editing is definitely under-par. Lots of errors have crept in - probably the editor had been blinded by staring too long at the desert sun.
As I said, a rather fun read, but targeted at Dark Sun fans, not casual readers.
While it's a fun reading, it's definitely much more enjoyable if you are very familiar with Dark Sun, and can leave you a bit puzzled if you're just beginning your travels through the deserts of Athas.
It looks like the author did his research, but not enough.
For example, metal is exceedingly rare on Athas, and while the plot revolves around retrieving a huge stash of steel lying in a city which has been buried under the sands for a thousand years (and that's fine, it's a good plot hook), metal weapons seem far too commonplace - lots of raiders and thugs are equipped with what most heroes should probably glance only once or twice in their entire lifetimes.
Another example - the book once mentions a bear. Too bad that bears simply don't exist in the setting.
The writing and the story aren't bad, but all of it seems a bit rushed, and presented more like a gaming module than a novel. Reading the book, in my mind I could clearly picture all the combat described in the novel as tactical encounters to unleash on my players...
Editing is definitely under-par. Lots of errors have crept in - probably the editor had been blinded by staring too long at the desert sun.
As I said, a rather fun read, but targeted at Dark Sun fans, not casual readers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I'm new to fantasy novels and i found this book guite hard goin. The books only suitable for gamers who already know and understand the Dark sun world and not for the fleeting reader who just likes to dip into a fantasy novel now an then. The author did'nt bother to explain or describe the various creatures encountered or the weapons used which was lazy on the authors part.and went a long way to spoiling the book. I know i gave this novel 3 stars but 1of them was for the tree that gave up its life for this poor book. Try readin Tim Waggoners , Blade of the Flame trilogy instead, extremly enjoyable.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Unknown Binding
Perhaps I was expectating a book as good as the prism pentad books, or even the tribe of one trilogy, but i really expected a lot more.
The book is almost like a d&d adventure:
- First we collect a few heroes: a mage, a roguer, a few warriors, and , of course a psionic (we are in athas, aren't we?).
- Then we introduce a simple plot, a lot of encounters from the beginning to the end, and at last, the big and inmortal boss...
The only good thing of the book is that is in Athas, we find Nibenay, and we even taste a bit of everything, thirteen years later from the last novel in this superb world.
hope next book of Dark Sun is lot better!!.
The book is almost like a d&d adventure:
- First we collect a few heroes: a mage, a roguer, a few warriors, and , of course a psionic (we are in athas, aren't we?).
- Then we introduce a simple plot, a lot of encounters from the beginning to the end, and at last, the big and inmortal boss...
The only good thing of the book is that is in Athas, we find Nibenay, and we even taste a bit of everything, thirteen years later from the last novel in this superb world.
hope next book of Dark Sun is lot better!!.
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