- Mass Market Paperback: 311 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; Reissue edition (1 Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786905190
- ISBN-13: 978-0786905195
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 87,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lord Soth had once been a mighty warrior whose daring and chivalry earned him the highest honours. But then began his descent into darkness. Now, to redeem himself, he is set the task of stopping the Kingpriest from taking over Krynn. '
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A book with Lord Soth as a central character should ensure a good fantasy read - and this is exactly what you get.Van Belcom has pieced together Soth's life most convincingly.The novel begins with Soth's elevation to the order of the Rose knights, there are some good battle scenes with ogres and I feel that the character of Caradoc comes across powerfully. The second half of the book charts Soth's fall from grace and into undeath.The story unfolds well as the noble knight succumbs to temptation by sleeping with Isolde,applies pressure on his wife to sire him an heir; then kills her and the offspring,covers up the murders and weds his mistress. I especially enjoyed the way in which Soth's loyal knights rescue him from the gallows and effectively interlink their destinies with his.The final pages where Soth fails in his quest to avert the cataclysm and where his keep and everyone in it is engulfed in flames is top rate.From noble knight to death knight.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book was not as good as i expected. It was a bit tiring especialy with its lengthy descriptions with no reason at times. I remember at one time i read half a page and still didnt have a clue what he was talking about.
I guess he had to write something because the plot was already set and we already knew alot of information concerning Soth from other sources.
Soth was not as i imagined him to be but thats not why i am rating this book with 2 stars. He was basicaly a strong fighter (a knight of Solamnia only in title) with little wisdom and willpower.
The second part of this book was better than the first to my oppinion and it looks as if the writter was finaly getting the hang of things.
Another good aspect of it was the little scenes with the Kingpriest which broke the monotony of Soth and his life.
To sum it up, if i was you i would NOT get this book unless i wanted to own it for the sake of having a complete DragonLance publication collection.
I guess he had to write something because the plot was already set and we already knew alot of information concerning Soth from other sources.
Soth was not as i imagined him to be but thats not why i am rating this book with 2 stars. He was basicaly a strong fighter (a knight of Solamnia only in title) with little wisdom and willpower.
The second part of this book was better than the first to my oppinion and it looks as if the writter was finaly getting the hang of things.
Another good aspect of it was the little scenes with the Kingpriest which broke the monotony of Soth and his life.
To sum it up, if i was you i would NOT get this book unless i wanted to own it for the sake of having a complete DragonLance publication collection.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Could have been better.
26 Sep 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It was a good story but it WASN'T Lord Soth's story. This book was so inacurate I could have written it better off the top of my head without reading any of the other DL books over. That isn't not the only problem though. Soth's decline into evil was much too rapid. He didn't go through any emotional struggle before becoming evil, he just did. I even question if he was ever good. The book starts out with one of his henchmen murdering 2 people at his command. If you want a good book about Lord Soth there are 2 in the Ravenloft series that are very good.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Not That Bad
28 May 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved Knight of the Black Rose, and looked forward to getting more in depth detail of Soth's rise and fall as a Knight of Solamnia. I think its a little unfair to come down so harshly on this book. True, Van Belkom isn't James Lowder, but his style is readable and he made the novel accessible to anyone who came off the street not knowing anything about Dragonlance. As for discrepencies between Lowder and Van Belkom, he does point out in the opening pages that this story is one of many told about Soth, and details may vary between tellers. As a whole, this book was a solid read. There's enough action for a sword and sorcery fan to get into, but enough intrigue to keep you through the calm parts of the novel as well. The Kingpriest's madness is one of the coolest parts of the book. While mostly confined to small scenes, his Edict of Thought Control will send a shiver down the spine. In all, Lord Soth is a fine way to turn a friend on to Dragonlance. Its a simple, self-contained story that leaves the reader wanting more. I hope either Van Belkom or Lowder is allowed to detail Soth's early days as a Death Knight. How did he come to serve Takhisis? He seems more remorseful than evil by the end of the tale.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Interesting book; good read, not the best
29 Nov 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Given the difficulty Edo van Belkom must have had to write about one of Krynn's "unapproachable, unchangeable" characters, LORD SOTH comes off as a pretty well-written book. Having little interest in the Death Knight's personal story-because I'm just dabbing into Dragonlance right now-I read it as a straight, linear book. And it came off rather well-done. Quite literally, too, at the end when the gods bake all major characters of the book (with the gory exception of three elf maidens on the side of a certain road...). But on the serious track, the book is an interesting read for someone who doesn't try to poke through all the tidbits of Loren Soth's life. The biggest fault is not in the prose or style of van Belkom, but rather that he never really delves into Lord Soth's character. Throughout the book, Loren Soth is the doomed man, haunted by past misdeeds but also rationalizing his actions with his noble title and reputation. Yet though his madness is quite vivid in portrayal, he is only a masked character, and one is inclined to feel more sorry for say the trio of elves he cuts down on the way to (or depending on your viewpoint, back from) Istar. There are also some good parts about the pyschology of the Kingpriest of Istar. The Cataclysm isn't well portrayed in this book, not a shame, but one does wish for more depiction of the scene where the fiery mountain collides with the planet. Of course, the event has been detailed elsewhere so any extensive depiction here might come off as redundant. There is plenty of gore in the book, and it's very much domestic in nature, and to some people it may be exceedingly disturbing. The murder of a wife and child is bad enough, but when repeated... At the end, LORD SOTH is very much one of those books that is interesting to read but lacking the Dragonlance atmosphere. One can say the same thing about THE IRDA, any of the Fifth Age books, and so on (and on the badly faring side, there is THE DARK QUEEN...) Good to read, but in the end it felt like a distraction from Krynn's main road.
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