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Summary: ahh, the end
Review: Third review for this series is the same...read it if you really like the Forgotten Realms, otherwise you can find better books in the series. This is the conclusion (I find myself think "finally") to the trilogy--a trilogy that could probably have been a single book. These are books that I'm glad I read, but I didn't really enjoy reading (meaning I like knowing what went on, but the process was too dull). I'm not sure I can handle this group of characters enough to read the other books dealing with them (Cyric the Mad and Prince of Lies). Others liked it better than I did, but for me this wasn't nearly as much fun to read as half of the other Forgotten Realms novels I've read (a bunch, trust me).
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Summary: Fantasy Classic
Review: This book carried the perfect ending for the first three. And the later book Prince of Lies expands more into the ending of the avatar trilogy. This book and the other two books in the avatar trilogy are classic works of art, i was hooked by book one of the avatar trilogy and couldnt help but read the other two. A must read for all Forgotten Realms fans.
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Summary: I am humbled. Very awe inspiring.
Review: This has to be the most memorable book I've read if not the most memorable trilogy. Fantastic writing. Excellent story. Always kept me asking whats next. Couldn't believe what did happen. Full of surprises. My hat is off to you, good writing.
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Summary: A brilliant finish in the tumultuos occasion.
Review: This is an outstanding book. The author(s) capture the mortal-becoming-god feel exactly as it should be. If you have read other Realms books with Cyric in them, then this entire trilogy will be a suprise to you. A brilliant ending with the ascensions to godhood. I would give it a 20/10.
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Summary: Very worthwhile conclusion to excellent series.
Review: This is the final installment in the Avatar Trilogy (the previous two being "Shadowdale" and "Tantras.") There's nothing I hate more in a novel (and especially a series of novels) than unresolved questions at the end. This book resolves the issues of the series in a believable and interesting way, which also opens the door to future adventures involving the same characters.If you've read "Shadowdale" and "Tantras," then you owe it to yourself to finish out the trilogy. If you haven't, then read them first, because the actions of the characters will be much clearer with the background provided by the first two books. All in all, a fine ending to an outstanding series and some truly unforgetable characters (my personal "favorite" is Cyric, since he's hands-down the most interesting and layered character in the series.) Prepare to be hooked (I last read these books over 5 years ago, and I still find the characters and stories compelling.) if you get started.
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Summary: Very impressive...
Review: This was the first Forgotten Realms novel I managed to finish (I started several others and was so dissapointed I couldn't finish them) and I was very impressed. Interesting characters, great descriptions of the Realms, and a good plot all made for an enjoyable read. It also had an interesting ending (just who is that mysterious figure Lord Ao converses with in the last couple of paragraphs?)
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Summary: Third Times the Charm
Review: Well, Unable to leave a trilogy once started, I took on the task of reading the third installment of the Avatar Trilogy. I wasn't impressed with the first book, and the second did nothing more than aggravate me, with very little to redeem it by. So I was very surprised to find that the third (and last) book started making sense. I think it had something to do with this installments author, Troy Denning (Once again, I remind you that Richard Awlinson was a pseudonym for various authors). I don't know for how long he contributed to the series, but his style was more noticeable in this book(assuming that he did most of the writing himself, After all, I wasn't there). From the beginning, you see he is more descriptive about almost every aspect. He is mindful of the details of such important characters as Myrkul (God of the dead), and you finally start to see this character as a thing to be feared. His attention to character development was so notable, that I feel if he would have been in charge of the first two books, the trilogy would have been much better. Again, I believe that this trilogy was the first attempt by some of its authors to write novels as opposed to Role-Playing manuals and the like. Mr. Denning might have been the only writer in the group with Novel experience, or at least, a gift for descriptive narrative. I also concede that one of the difficulties faced by the writers was the large amount of characters in the story. There were so many NPC-like characters who got more development than they deserved. Such characters as Slater, the female Scorpion band soldier, was written like she was going to be a major player, then suddenly, she is dropped from the story( I don't remember if she got killed). Others, like the three assassins in TANTRAS, were no more intimidating than the three stooges. Again, lack of characterization, probably due to too many characters introduced in the trilogy. In the end, Mr. Denning did a great job of bringing this trilogy home. the end was a surprise and left itself open for further adventures, hopefully with better characterization (hehehe!, guess i've beaten that horse long enough). My rating: 3.5 Also, read the Brothers Majere Trilogy, Good Characterization there.
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