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God, Ed, you'd think you'd get better at writing as you got older...but nope...y0u still pace the book like an adventure, where everyone is in a battle every two pages, and making awful quips the rest of the time. And nobody is ever in any danger of dying, because well, you never let them be in danger.
A solid novel by Greenwood. Mostly I dont loke his books, I think Salvatore and Cumningham are mich better FR writers than him. This one was OK, some interesting characters showed up besides El, and the fight scenes were ok. 6,5/10
The start of a good story.The Time of Troubles was always an interesting chapter in the D&D world, I look forward to the other two books.
Kudos to Ed Greenwood for inventing the Forgotten Realms, but gawd, what an awful writer.This book is actually an improvement over "Spellfire," but going from atrocious to simply bad isn't much to brag about.
I hate to say it, but this was another torturous one. It lagged and it wayned and the plot was thin...just like most of the other ones. In fact I think the endding of this book is exactly the same as the middle of another book...I'm loosing faith, but I only have two more books to read by this author and perhaps it will pick up after that.p.s. Ed Greenwood created all of the Forgotten Realms world, so while I talk shit about his books, I am truly in awe of his creativity and imagination.
AwesomeAnother great novel by Ed Greenwood. I have never been disappointed in Elminesters adventures or his misadventures, always feel his emotions.
A fast paced Elminster book, kinda odd for it to move so quickly. The book was funny and sad in more than a few areas, but overall a fun read.
meh.
Reminded me some of The Fallen Fortress or of Salvatore in general but with an Ed Greenwood flair. Which is to say there is lots of combat and little else, but the little else does make this 3 stars rather than 2.
Hey, 1990's TSR publishing, where was your editor??? Because they could have cut out the middle 250 pages of this book with little of value lost. Ed Greenwood quickly established himself as one of the worst writers of the seemingly endless series of Forgotten Realms novels, starting with 1988's Spellfire. By 1995 his authorial skills improved perhaps only slightly. TSR and later Wizards of the Coast continued to give him a publishing platform for another 20 years. This is because his name is syn...
Book was Okay.Seemed stretched out longer than it needed to be. As the Avatar book series didn't give Elminster much room in the books this series seemed to be written to let the reader know how important he is. If you didn't know how important he is you would be told multiple times through the 300 pages of the book how important Elminster is. You will have many characters try to give their own lives for him and many others try to kill him because Elminster is so very important. I'm pretty sure
I enjoyed this book, for what it was. Don't read it expecting fine literature. If what you want is a humorous, slightly campy, implicitly racy, magical adventure mass-market paperback, you may as well read this book.
EnjoyableAnother good Elminster story. Ed Greenwood has done another good job of adding excitement, and keeping the reader interested. I've already started the next book in the series.
90 odd pages in and I'm done. I can't read any more of this sleazy, self gratifying, garbage anymore.This is the first time in many years I have failed to finish a book but I cannot bear to read any more about such cardboard characters, 'beauteous women' and descriptions purely focussed on how unclothed the female protagonists seem to be.Embarrassing.
Synopsis - This book is about what happened to Elminster right before the gods fell and the Realms entered the Time of Troubles.Classification - Audience: This book is for readers that are 13+ but they can be for anyone that likes a good Fantasy titlePurpose: EntertainmentMedium: NovelGenre - Setting: FantasyGenre - Style: IdealismGenre - Plot: Action/AdventureCriticism - Yet another good book by Ed Greenwood, the creator of the Forgotten Realms. This is the first book I have read about Elminste...
One of the worst novels I've ever read. A confusing hard to follow, mindless, plotless, jumble of action scenes and gory fights. None of the characters, not even the main characters, were even remotely memorable. He spends more time developing characters that die in under 30 seconds than he does the protagonists. Argh.
One of the best series in The Forgotten Realms. Ed Greenwood is masterful at using colourful, hilarious characters while still maintaining the seriousness of his story. This is a series I read over and over.
It's a 3.5!A beautiful and fun ride through the Realms, with some of the iconic characters of that setting,like Elminster, Manshoon and the chosen of Mystra.Just to enjoy it,for fantasy lovers,especially Forgotten Realm's fans!;)
While not one of the best books in the Forgotten Realms series, it's among my favourites only because it has my favourite character, Sharantyr the Ranger in it.
Get ekki sagt ég mæli með þessari bók, en aðdáendur Ed Greenwood gætu hugsanlega haft gaman af henni.
