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Title: Hand of Fire (Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga, Book 3) by Ed Greenwood ISBN: 0786927607 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 1.38
Rating: 1
Summary: Oh nevermind, I didn't like her anyway
Comment: This book is a prime example of an author that has suddenly gotten bored of a character and world he has spent the two previous books building up. Rather than move along the plot line we're forced to endure chapters of random destruction. People, landscape and inconvenient things like a plot are eradicated en masse by spellfire, as is your intelligence and patience as you keep plodding through the book.
The villains are plotting of course, against each other, against Shandriel, against you the reader. Of course none of them have read their Evil Overlord instruction manual [REMOVED WEB ADDRESS] and repeatedly violate Rule #12.
Shandriel's ignominious end is the final insult that Greenwood delivers to the reader. In short it's akin to taking one's ball and leaving the playground because one was picked last for the game. Senseless death in the setting of the book trying to impart greater meaning is allowable. Getting bored with a character that was built up over two prior books is not.
Rather than having this book exist fan-fiction would be much preferred.
Rating: 1
Summary: What was the author thinking?
Comment: I loved the first two books in this series. Spellfire and Crown of Fire managed to capture a sense of both humor and desperation.
Not only does Hand of Fire lack the humor of the first two books, it's the single most depressing novel I have ever read. Now, I don't mind a tragic ending, I'm very fond of dark stories, but this ending was far too dark even for me. Narm and Shandril don't managed to accomplish anything, and then Shandril dies uselessly at the end.
Do not waste money buying this book. You will only end up angry about buying it.
Rating: 4
Summary: A very good novel...
Comment: The Shandril Shessair Spellfire novels were hopefully going to be a wonderful story of triumph over the face of overwhelming adversity but instead this book essentially writes the idea that perhaps no matter how much one struggles, there are some battles that cannot be one. I felt Ed Greenwood improved tremendously with this book from the previous ones....truly an excellent work.
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Title: Crown of Fire: Shandril's Saga (Shandril's Saga, Bk. 2.) by Ed Greenwood ISBN: 0786927496 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Thousand Orcs (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786928042 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Spellfire (Shandril's Saga, Volume I) by Ed Greenwood ISBN: 0786918748 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Sorcerer: Return of the Archwizards (Return of the Archwizards) by Troy Denning ISBN: 078692795X Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Insurrection (Forgotten Realms: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Book 2) by Thomas M. Reid ISBN: 0786927860 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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