- Mass Market Paperback: 30 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; First THUS edition (Mar 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1560760605
- ISBN-13: 978-1560760603
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 886,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
The end of the Finders Stone trilogy, the story comes full circle as Alias's "Father" is put on Trial for a second time concerning 200 year-old charges. We meet Dragonbait's people properly in this book as the arrive in Faerun and Akabar returns as well, determined to finish a battle started in the first book. Olive the Halfling, who was developed as a major character in the second book in the trilogy, returns as well and all of them get tangled up in a story involving God's, rogue Mages and Warriors running amok across Dimensions. Elminster puts in a brief appearance but disappears almost as quickly in a novel fashion. The inhabitants of Shadowdale also play their part, although the Harpers might just be doing more harm than good this time around...
A part of this story I particularly enjoyed is the development of some of Alia's "Sister's" as characters, since she was stated to have twelve who her Creators had not "activated" in the first book. One is dead, one has ended up as part of the Wyvernspur family through Giogi Wyvernspur, four more are accounted for here including the first Alias has physically met. Her Sisters are Mages, Priests, Thieves, Scholars and Warriors-and those are just the one's we know about.
To be honest, since Alias is a magical Construct and so are her Sisters, who are more than once stated to be Immortal, I always wonder what happened to all of them? Further stories could have been written focusing on Alias and her supporting cast or any of her Sisters and a new set of characters. In theory, any or all of them could even still be around after the Spellplague, but that's, perhaps, wishful thinking?
A part of this story I particularly enjoyed is the development of some of Alia's "Sister's" as characters, since she was stated to have twelve who her Creators had not "activated" in the first book. One is dead, one has ended up as part of the Wyvernspur family through Giogi Wyvernspur, four more are accounted for here including the first Alias has physically met. Her Sisters are Mages, Priests, Thieves, Scholars and Warriors-and those are just the one's we know about.
To be honest, since Alias is a magical Construct and so are her Sisters, who are more than once stated to be Immortal, I always wonder what happened to all of them? Further stories could have been written focusing on Alias and her supporting cast or any of her Sisters and a new set of characters. In theory, any or all of them could even still be around after the Spellplague, but that's, perhaps, wishful thinking?
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...and now the conclusion.
22 Feb 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In "Azure Bonds", we met Alias the sell sword, and her "soul brother" Dragonbait. It also introduced the Nameless Bard and the only known halfling bard, the irrepressible Olive Ruskettle. In "The Wyvern's Spur", Olive helps us to learn Nameless is not nameless after all. So, what adventures call for our intrepid heroes? Only the return of the Darkbringer himself: Moander.
Akabar bel Akesh, a mage of no small water, returns from his Turmish homeland to aid Alias and Dragonbait. To make matters worse, Moander has improved his minions since last he set foot on Faerūn. The Mouth of Moander, and its people, enslaved by the dark deity, once again seeks to control Alias, and bend her to its will.
In this, the third and final book in the Finder's Stone trilogy, we are given a deeper understanding of Nameless, and of those who love him, despite their better judgment. Will the Harpers rescind the ban on Nameless from the Realms, will they return to him his name, and will Moander succeed in controlling Alias? Read the book.
If you decide to pick this one up, and wonder what the future holds for Alias the sell sword, or the Nameless bard pick up the following titles as well: "Masquerades" and "Finder's Bane" both by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
More than a great conclusion, great writing. Period.
8 May 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
With this, the last of the Finders Stone Trilogy I can say that I am actually sad to see it end. This is something that all to often eludes me with Fantasy trilogies. Here we have great characters, a great plot line and great pacing. With the 3rd book we find that Finder, unlike the impression that we are given at the end of the first book, is not really repentant for what he has done, and sees Alias as his greatest creation even though he calls her his "daughter". It takes a small halfling and some friends to show him the destruction his vanity almost causes again. And while I am glad to see that our favorite characters from the first book are back, I am also glad to see that the focus of this book is on the redemption of Finder and the troubles he goes through to get to that point. I was also pleased to see that Dragonbait was more fully developed and the great character that he turned out to be. Too often in the fantasy genre we see Paladins as strict, unbending followers of the codes of their God's, often to detriment of everyone around them in their arrogance. Here we are given a being totally devout in his faith and yet went through some amazing trials to have that faith tempered by wisdom, and yet still has a sense of humor and common sense. I think here we see what Paladins were meant to be, and not the easy literary fundamentalists they have become. Kudos all the way around. A very easy recommendation to anyone looking for a good book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
An astounding conclusion to a fantasic series
29 Nov 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Song of the Saurials was in a word fantastic! It neatly rounded off the Finder's Stone trilogy. While still providing you with a great deal of high fantasy adventure.
Each of the characters were so real and so well definded that you could almost believe they were real people. As with the other two book in this series I was sad to see it end.
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