- Mass Market Paperback: 292 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (1 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786913436
- ISBN-13: 978-0786913435
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.7 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 323,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Vhead Runechild is half human, half fiend. When he flees from the Abyss to find his human nature on Toril, he soon realises there are dangers that respect no worldly boundaries.'
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I must say that I really did enjoy this tale. Okay, so some of the themes have been explored before (namely in the Drizzt novels), but I am already working out how to incorporate some of the ideas in my campaign. While the relationship between Vheod and Melann can be guessed at from the very first time they meet, it could have done with a little exploration, rather than them riding off into the sunset together. Will there be a sequel to The Glass Prison? I'm in two minds as to whether I'd want one...
Format:Mass Market Paperback
What starts off with great promise soon evaporates into internal psychological warfare with the main character Vheod. A half-demon escapes from the abyss to seek a better life and is ostracised by the other inhabitants of Toril just because he's different. It's been done before by R.A.Salvatore with his character Drizzt, and done much better. It's a pity that Monte Cook decided to concentrate on Vheod's internal struggle about adjusting to his new surroundings than giving the book a bit of action. By the time you've got through the mid-section babble you wander whether you can be bothered reading the end. His love interest in the book is Melann, but there's no bonding generated and you never feel like they'll hit it off so to speak, so when they do it's like 'how did that happen'. It's not all bad, the beginning and end are quite decent. If you chopped out the middle of the book and presented it as a short story it would be pretty excellent. If Mr Cook put some action in the middle of his next book and developed Vheod's unique abilities then we're looking at a sure winner!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Not bad at all...
22 Mar 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was my first AD&D book, even though I play a lot. I thought the book was actually quite good.. I don't have many bad comments about the book... The characters were very solid, as was the plot... Monte Cook is a good writer for an excellent campaign in an even cooler universe.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
An enjoyable, quick read
24 Jun 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
To judge by the above reviews, I enjoyed this book a lot more than other people have. I thought that the character of Vheod was initially intriguing and while the author doesn't fully explore his past or how he interacts with others, I think that overall "The Glass Prison" was a fun read. I do agree that Whitlock and Melann's attitudes get annoying after a while, especially considering the lengths Vheod goes to in able to help them. However, the book resolves nicely with a little action (and a little romance) and I'm looking forward to the next book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great new hero, good description
29 Jan 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was one of the first books in the FG setting that I have read. I found Cook's description of the Abyss and the realms of the ravenwitch to be particularly intriguing and well written. For me, the descriptions alone made the book worth reading. Cook's cambion hero was also well developed and believable.
The budding romance between he and the cleric could have been a bit better developed.
Overall a great read.
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