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Title: Tantras (Forgotten Realms: Avatar Trilogy, Book 2) by Richard Awlinson ISBN: 0-88038-748-3 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 07 August, 1989 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (20 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good bridge between "Shadowdale" and "Waterdeep."
Comment: The Gods of the Forgotten Realms still wander among the mortals, since the Tablets of Fate have not been returned to the Gods' overlord, Lord Ao. The assault by Bane's Zhentish forces on Shadowdale has been repulsed, but Elminster has gone missing during the battle and is presumed destroyed. The Dalesman put Midnight and Adon on trial for Elminster's murder. But Cyric kills several guards and succeeds in freeing Midnight and Adon, and together the three flee down the River Ashaba and away from Shadowdale. Kelemvor and a force of Dalesmen are sent in pursuit. The chase leads to the occupied city of Scardale, then across the water to the city of Tantras, which will witness a titanic struggle between Bane and Torm, God of Duty and Honor. Along the way, loyalties shift and alliances fracture. By the end of "Tantras," the characters of Midnight, Adon, Kelemvor, and Cyric will be remarkably different than they were at the end of "Shadowdale."
Another reviewer said that this book doesn't work well as a bridge between the lst ("Shadowdale") and 3rd ("Waterdeep") books of the series. I disagree.
This book does not stand on equal footing with the other two books. That being said, "Tantras" is just as good as the others. "Well, wait a minute," you're saying. "Didn't you just say it wasn't as good?" No, that's not what I said. I said it doesn't stand on equal footing. That's because it's a different kind of book. The only reason this book was written, in my opinion, was to set the stage for "Waterdeep" by exploring the different characters and their different motivations in depth. The best part of the book is the journey down the river, because it allows the reader to get insider Cyric's, Midnight's, and Kelemvor's heads and understand what makes them tick. Since Adon is still catatonic for that part of the journey, his motivations don't get the same in-depth treatment.
If you've read "Shadowdale," buy this book. If you haven't, read "Shadowdale" first, because the changes that take place in the main characters will be more profound with the background of "Shadowdale."
Rating: 3
Summary: Light Fantasy, Not Too Bad, Weak Characters
Comment: Tantras continues the adventures of Midnight, Kelemvor, Cyric, and Adon started in Shadowdale. I feel that the quality of this book is slightly better than the first in the series. The action is swift and the plot doesn't really drag at any point in the book. Cyric is actually my favorite character, even though he is turning toward the evil side. The other characters are too inconsistent. Kelemvor is supposed to have a curse that prevents him from helping anyone without the promise of payment, a trait that leads the supposed hero of the series to being decidedly unheroic. Midnight, who is supposed to be carrying the remaining power of Mystra the Goddess of Magic, really gets on my nerves. You just want to shout 'Are you really that stupid?!' at her at some points. Adon is really a non-character for most of this book as he does nothing but get abused by Cyric. It seems to me that when you want to write heroic fantasy, you need a hero. I'm having trouble finding one here. Elminster, one of the great characters in the Forgotten Realms, is even drug in to try to liven things up. Anyway this book isn't actually too bad if you can handle this cast of characters. I actually am looking forward to reading Waterdeep, the final book in the trilogy. Good for fans of Feist or Brooks (but not of their quality). Recommended to any fans of the Forgotten Realms RPG or other novels in the series.
Rating: 5
Summary: AMAZING TRILOGY!!!
Comment: Definitely a great fantasy epic and one of my personal favorites, The Avatar Trilogy- Shadowdale, Tantras, and Waterdeep, is about the Time of Troubles when the Gods walked the Earth (in this case Toril). The books are so incredibly well written that the reader feels that they have been transported to another plane of existence and are actually present among the characters, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel, sensing what they sense. The authors have truly outdone themselves and have presented us with a masterpiece of literature the likes of which we have seen only in JRR Tolkien's work, RA Salvatore's The Dark Elf and Icewind Dale trilogies, and in authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends trilogies. Love, honor, bravery, magic, and heroes are all about. In conclusion, it's what Fantasy reading SHOULD be. A GREAT trilogy indeed and a "must read" along with James Lowder's Prince of Lies and Troy Denning's Crucible: The Trial of Cyric! DON'T MISS IT!!!
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Title: Prince of Lies (Forgotten Realms Novel: Avatar) by James Lowder ISBN: 0786931140 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Crucible: The Trial of Cyric the Mad (Arcane Age) by Troy Denning ISBN: 078690724X Publisher: TSR Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 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: Shadows of Doom (Forgotten Realms: The Shadow of the Avatar, Book 1) by Ed Greenwood ISBN: 0786903007 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Windwalker (Forgotten Realms: Starlight and Shadows, Book 3) by Elaine Cunningham ISBN: 0786929685 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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