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Title: The Summoning (Forgotten Realms: Return of the Archwizards, Book 1) by Troy Denning ISBN: 0-7869-1801-2 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: March, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (16 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: An Interesting Novel
Comment: This was a decent enough book, but there seems to be some recurrent threads in it that are overtreated. For example, the love triangle between Vala, Galaeron, and Takari is dealt with more than is really necessary. More useful than all of the talk would be small, illustrative incidences where we could see how much each of the women love him. The shadow self is always dragged to the surface (understandably to an extent, since that is a major plot line, but still...) and his motives are constantly questioned. These are minorly annoying, but the real problem is that the book lacks anything of real substance. Its simply another romp through the FR, dealing with liches, phaerimm, and other monsters, and even Elminster makes a tired appearance. It seems odd to me that at one point Elminster, the greatest archwizard in the realms, has less magic memorized than Galaeron, who was kicked out of the Elvish Academy of Magic. Nevertheless, Elminster is a figure whom should either be a very tangential character or the center of the story. A bit player is not a good part for him, as it takes away from his mystique.
Not bad, just too fluffy for my liking. I hope the sequels are better.
Harkius
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book, cataclysmic event for FR
Comment: I really enjoyed this series. This first book describes how the main character accidently sets an extremely powerful race of evil free and then tries to right his wrong. I disagree adamantly with a previous reviewer who claims that this series portrays the elves as human sex toys. There is some interplay there, but unless you have some serious hangups it is a non-issue.
The action in this book is great, as is the character development around Galaron. There isn't as much development of the supporting cast but they are just that, a supporting cast. What I really liked was the interaction between the humans and elves concerning magic. I've always been curious about the elvish high magic and them being a part of the weave, yet Mystra's chosen are all humans. This doesn't explain that but at least we get to see humans and elves interacting in a large, world-changing way, not just in a 5-person band of adventurers or something.
The phaerrim (evil race) are awesome too. They were banished thousands of years ago and can basically think of spells to use them (no chanting, hand movements). Since they feed off of magic they want Evereska's mythal for their own. Of course the shadow mage that was released in the beginning along with the phaerrim is just one person in an entire city dating from ancient Netheril. This sets up a gigantic series of events between three very powerful forces: Evereskan elves+Mystra's Chosen; the Phaerrim; the shadow mages. Book two really kicks off this war.
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome Book!
Comment: Troy Denning is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors for the Forgotten Realms series. The idea and concept behind the Shadow Weave is continually interesting and entertaining.
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Title: Sorcerer: Return of the Archwizards (Forgotten Realms Novel: Return of the Archwizards) by Troy Denning ISBN: 078692795X Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Realms of Shadow (Forgotten Realms: Return of the Archwizard anthology) by Lizz Baldwin, R A Salvatore, Troy Denning, Ed Greenwood, Elain Cunningham ISBN: 078692716X Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Lone Drow (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 2) by R. A. Salvatore, R A Salvatore ISBN: 0786930128 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Extinction (Forgotten Realms: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Book 4) by Lisa Smedman ISBN: 0786929898 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Insurrection (Forgotten Realms: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Book 2) by Thomas M. Reid ISBN: 0786930330 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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