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A paperback edition of Ed Greenwood’s newest Elminster novel.
This paperback edition of Ed Greenwood’s newest Elminster novel chronicles the latest events in the life of the Sage of Shadowdale, Greenwood’s signature character. This novel was a top seller in hardcover, and the paperback edition has been eagerly awaited by Greenwood’s fans.
AUTHOR BIO: ED GREENWOOD, creator of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, is the best-selling author of hundreds of stories, games products, novels, and
articles set in the world of Faerûn. His most recent title for Wizards of the Coast is City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel, co-written with Elaine Cunningham. He is also the author of the Band of Four novels published by Tor Books.
This paperback edition of Ed Greenwood’s newest Elminster novel chronicles the latest events in the life of the Sage of Shadowdale, Greenwood’s signature character. This novel was a top seller in hardcover, and the paperback edition has been eagerly awaited by Greenwood’s fans.
AUTHOR BIO: ED GREENWOOD, creator of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, is the best-selling author of hundreds of stories, games products, novels, and
articles set in the world of Faerûn. His most recent title for Wizards of the Coast is City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel, co-written with Elaine Cunningham. He is also the author of the Band of Four novels published by Tor Books.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The latest installment in the Elminster series. I enjoyed the book though it wasn't anything special. The plot is rather tame and I didn't feel it developed or really tested Eliminster's character. Would have been better condensed into a short story rather than a novel.
Some interesting parts to the story particularly around Vandeghast's retirement. I also enjoyed the appearance of a number of other old favourites like Simbul and Mirt. The part around Eliminster having a daughter seemed contrived and didn't ring true, neither did some of the behaviour of the harpers. An attractive young woman leaving herself vunerable and turning out to be a dragon, how many times has that happened in recent Forgotten Realms novels. Overall one for true Eliminster and Ed Greenwood fans better than Eliminster in Hell, but nowhere near Ed Greenwood at his best.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Good read for fans of Elminster and the Realms
14 Dec 2004
Format:Hardcover
This novel was typical Ed Greenwood fare. If you tend to enjoy his work with its omnipotent characters and ever-happy endings, you'll love it. If you have problems with his style, then you might want to think twice because this definitely contains more of the same. I tend to enjoy his books and thus found this one quite entertaining.
The book starts off a little slow and then suddenly throws about five different plots at you. There is an excrutiatingly long chase scene (on foot) smack dab in the middle, but otherwise it flows very quickly once the plots get going. I honestly had trouble putting it down once I got past the first couple chapters.
Fans of the Realms should read this book because it does contain some events that might affect future novels. While the title doesn't suggest it, Cormyr and its royal family, the Harpers, the Red Wizards, and Mystra's Chosen all play significant roles in this book. So if you're a fan of any of those, read this.
The book starts off a little slow and then suddenly throws about five different plots at you. There is an excrutiatingly long chase scene (on foot) smack dab in the middle, but otherwise it flows very quickly once the plots get going. I honestly had trouble putting it down once I got past the first couple chapters.
Fans of the Realms should read this book because it does contain some events that might affect future novels. While the title doesn't suggest it, Cormyr and its royal family, the Harpers, the Red Wizards, and Mystra's Chosen all play significant roles in this book. So if you're a fan of any of those, read this.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
A so so book
1 Sep 2004
Format:Hardcover
Long time fan of the forgotten realms here. And Huge fan of Elminster and Mystra. So this book had me pumped. Unfortunately I had some serious issues with how Ed protrayed both the Hapers and Mystra in this book. And I found the ending with his daughter...daughters a cop out.
Mystra is a young goddess but... she's almost portrayed to be a novice. Correct me but Midnight did inherit more than just the powers of a goddess. She became the goddess of magic with subsequent jumps in consciousness(INT/WIS) and memories of the past mystra I'm sure. Yet she acts almost like a little school girl needing reassurance from mortals. Moreover, its never explained why Mystra 'betrayed' Elminster. I call allowing my child to be born without my knowledge and worse yet, ignoring her, a betrayl.
My biggest complaint is with the Harpers. I've always been a huge harper fan, but after this book I think perhaps the Red Wizards of Thay might look more attractive. At least they never sway in their outlook and goals. In this book, the harpers act like complete tyrants. I'm sorry but using magic to beat a defenless girl (who just wants freedom) to submission, and one who has been proven to be protected by Mystra just smacks of Evil. Winning by any means possible is not a justification for your actions.
I also find Ed's manner of writing hard to follow. He tends to jump from scene to scene within a few pages. Juggling 4-6 different storylines at the same time might be impressive to some but to me its just plain confusing. Especially since we don't get to see them getting tied together till much later in the book.
Still if you're a fan of the realms like me, I would say read the book. It does cover what happens to Vandeghast, which is a pretty major story/game plot. Also it has some interesting scenes with The Symbul and insights into life in the realms which Ed does so well.
Mystra is a young goddess but... she's almost portrayed to be a novice. Correct me but Midnight did inherit more than just the powers of a goddess. She became the goddess of magic with subsequent jumps in consciousness(INT/WIS) and memories of the past mystra I'm sure. Yet she acts almost like a little school girl needing reassurance from mortals. Moreover, its never explained why Mystra 'betrayed' Elminster. I call allowing my child to be born without my knowledge and worse yet, ignoring her, a betrayl.
My biggest complaint is with the Harpers. I've always been a huge harper fan, but after this book I think perhaps the Red Wizards of Thay might look more attractive. At least they never sway in their outlook and goals. In this book, the harpers act like complete tyrants. I'm sorry but using magic to beat a defenless girl (who just wants freedom) to submission, and one who has been proven to be protected by Mystra just smacks of Evil. Winning by any means possible is not a justification for your actions.
I also find Ed's manner of writing hard to follow. He tends to jump from scene to scene within a few pages. Juggling 4-6 different storylines at the same time might be impressive to some but to me its just plain confusing. Especially since we don't get to see them getting tied together till much later in the book.
Still if you're a fan of the realms like me, I would say read the book. It does cover what happens to Vandeghast, which is a pretty major story/game plot. Also it has some interesting scenes with The Symbul and insights into life in the realms which Ed does so well.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Typical Greenwood here
16 Aug 2005
Format:Hardcover
I enjoy reading Forgotten Realms novels as well as Dragonlance and other assortment of fantasy novels. Yet, I have always struggled reading Greedwood's books. With that said, this is one of the better Realms novels by Greenwood.
To me, it was a much easier read than some of his other books. There seemed to be a consistant plot that moved along at a steady pace and had a reason behind it. I also liked how he developed the characters beyond those that have been established in the previous Realms novels.
There was nothing about this book that made it seemed forced in any way (unlike some of his other books).
Overall, this was an enjoyable read and one that I think many fans of the Realms will enjoy.
To me, it was a much easier read than some of his other books. There seemed to be a consistant plot that moved along at a steady pace and had a reason behind it. I also liked how he developed the characters beyond those that have been established in the previous Realms novels.
There was nothing about this book that made it seemed forced in any way (unlike some of his other books).
Overall, this was an enjoyable read and one that I think many fans of the Realms will enjoy.
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