- Paperback: 30 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (21 Oct 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1560766514
- ISBN-13: 978-1560766513
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 736,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amid political intrigue, Teldin Moore battle for control of the great ship Spelljammer in the sequel to The Broken Sphere. Original.
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Format:Paperback
What happened to the style of the previous books? It seems like the author wanted to rewrite the Spelljammer world. The style of writing ignores the previous books and adds far too much descriptive paragraphs when it should be getting down to explaining the adventures of Teldin Moore.
However, it is well written and enjoyable even though it feels completely out of place with the previous novels.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An ignomious end to a promising series
14 July 2001
Format:Paperback
The Cloak Master Cycle should not have ended like this. Why did the last installment have to be penned by Russ T. Howard and not by Roger Moore as had been announced? The main fault of this novel is a pomposity that must inevitably lead to disappointment. From the first page on, the author tries to develop a thrilling, cosmic finale to the cycle. He establishes so many characters, factions and intrigues that he simply loses control. Having written himself into the corner, he cannot deliver a satisfying solution. The characters remain extremely one-dimensional and the reader lays down the book in disappointment: Why did this tale have to end with such a whimper? I give this novel three stars only for the reason that, despite all, it retains some of the magic of its prequels and evolves around characters the reader has come to care about. This magic, however, is largely an achievement of Moore and Cunningham and, to a lesser degree, Cook and Findley. Howard borrowed it, but did not manage to live up to it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Not worth the time
27 Jun 2007
Format:Paperback
I spent almost 10 years trying to locate this book. What a dissappontment it turned out to be. I'm not going to review how bad the characters where compared to the other books or how the ending was a let down. Other reviews have stated that.
What gives it two stars is how the author just seemed to throw away the rules and maked it up as he went along. It's like he never even read the Spelljammers boxed set rules or the AD&D rules. For several things, glabrezu are not that powerful, nor can they grant the powers that it did, gateways to the abyss cannot be opened in to the phlogiston. A dimension door cannot be open in the phlogiston, nor do they work that way. Astal projection to the phlogiston is also imposible.
It's one thing for author's to bend the rules like they do in so many D&D books but Russ Howards just threw them away.
What gives it two stars is how the author just seemed to throw away the rules and maked it up as he went along. It's like he never even read the Spelljammers boxed set rules or the AD&D rules. For several things, glabrezu are not that powerful, nor can they grant the powers that it did, gateways to the abyss cannot be opened in to the phlogiston. A dimension door cannot be open in the phlogiston, nor do they work that way. Astal projection to the phlogiston is also imposible.
It's one thing for author's to bend the rules like they do in so many D&D books but Russ Howards just threw them away.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Worth the search.
1 Jan 1998
Format:Paperback
After a 6 month search for this title, I finally found it in a used book store, on the 1/2 off shelves. Having read the entire series, I was anxious to learn what Teldin Moore would find on the Spelljammer. Needless to say it was not what I expected. Throughout the series I thought of the great ship as a ghost vessel wandering the universes. Imagine my surprise to find it populated by all manner of creatures and races. This final book was enjoyable in the sense that you know at last the end of the story, but I was disappointed in the end. The conclusion seemed quick and contrived, and not as fulfilling as I had thought it might be. I'm glad I found it and read it, and would recommend the entire series to fantasy/sci-fi fans.
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