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drset's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of the best D&D books I have read.
The setting, Thay the dominion of the Red Wizards, is very interesting and the author makes the best of it letting us peak into their cities, their customs and their people's day to day lives.
The characters are almost all well developed and memorable. We get to see lots of dark wizards, specially necromancers and clerics of the evil gods like Bane. A large parade of unusual creatures like Nighthaunts, Tanar'ri and Quells make an appearance mostly as the antagonists of the story.
The only shortcomings I see are the constant jumping among too many story arcs at the beginning of the book and the abrupt ending, that makes reading the sequel indispensable.
The setting, Thay the dominion of the Red Wizards, is very interesting and the author makes the best of it letting us peak into their cities, their customs and their people's day to day lives.
The characters are almost all well developed and memorable. We get to see lots of dark wizards, specially necromancers and clerics of the evil gods like Bane. A large parade of unusual creatures like Nighthaunts, Tanar'ri and Quells make an appearance mostly as the antagonists of the story.
The only shortcomings I see are the constant jumping among too many story arcs at the beginning of the book and the abrupt ending, that makes reading the sequel indispensable.
kerush's review
adventurous
dark
3.75
I enjoyed this book, but I struggled to follow the POV changes sometimes and it would take a paragraph or two before I remembered who the character was. I'm not sure why, as I usually read books with multiple POVs and rarely have this issue.
ian_craig's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
tarasque's review
4.0
Another good read from the Forgotten Realms series. A must for people fascinated or interested in the undead.
Nothing spectacular about it. It had a good solid story, interesting characters, a nifty twist and heart wrenching decision for the lead, and was put together very well.
There was a bit of confusion and muddling as it seemed that Richard Lee Byers wanted viewpoints from everyone and their monkey's uncle, but those moments were few and did not last long.
An enjoyable read altogether.
Nothing spectacular about it. It had a good solid story, interesting characters, a nifty twist and heart wrenching decision for the lead, and was put together very well.
There was a bit of confusion and muddling as it seemed that Richard Lee Byers wanted viewpoints from everyone and their monkey's uncle, but those moments were few and did not last long.
An enjoyable read altogether.
darkredwing's review
4.0
Good read
I really enjoyed the book by its end, but admit I had trouble getting into the writing style and the audio narration of the book.
This was also my first D&D related novel and felt like I was missing a ton of background information by jumping in here.
However, the portral of the various forms of magic was fantastic, as was how they dealt with spell slots. By the end of the book the story had came together impressively well and made the scattered plots meld together.
I really enjoyed the book by its end, but admit I had trouble getting into the writing style and the audio narration of the book.
This was also my first D&D related novel and felt like I was missing a ton of background information by jumping in here.
However, the portral of the various forms of magic was fantastic, as was how they dealt with spell slots. By the end of the book the story had came together impressively well and made the scattered plots meld together.