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Summary: In a word (used by other reviewers): fun, and lot's of it.
Review: This book does not have the complexity of Tolkien, Hicks/Weis or Peake. It won't make you a better person philosophically. The characters do not undergo any great "arc." In fact, it doesn't offer you much of anything. But "fun" it has in spades.The pixie's character is leaps and bounds the most interesting and once you get over the shock of her modern-day idioms, they become her forte. Cinders is the next on the "best of" list of characters followed by "the" Justicar and then Polk (I suppose). After that, the caste of character plummets to barely tolerable and worse. For the module oriented, the story seems to be a mix of the original S2 and the newly released edition. Personally, I feel the quality of the book decayed once they reached White Plume but I'm biased against these, in my opinion, ridiculous eco-systems (or lack thereof). If you're into this sort of book (I'm not but I'm an S2/rerelease reader), I recommend this one strongly. Even if you aren't, the faerie's humor will keep the "not usually my genre" people interested. The book *is* fun and it *is* funny.
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Summary: Pentegarn from Virginia
Review: This is one of the best books Ive ever read.I havent been this into characters since i read the Dragonlance novels!!!!Its also great for all us old time D&D role players from the early 80s :)
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Summary: A perfect example of fantasy: escapism
Review: Unlike most game-generated novels (end the horrible showcase the excellent Dragonlance saga became), this one does everything it should, and several things I didn't expect. The Justicar is an excellent example of a D&D protagonist taken too seriously (as most gamers tend to do), but is so well set off by the modernized faerie Escalla that the story wouldn't have worked any other way. The tongue-in-cheek game references add levity at the proper moments, and for those of us who played the module the book was based off of, the entire task of completing White Plume Mountain was more than enough to encourage reading. It is everything I require in a good work of fantasy, and has remarkable re-readability. The lack of overt sexual tension was a welcome relief, and when it finally surfaced in "Descent into the Depths of the Earth", it was so well done as to be wholly fitting. I recommend this book to anyone looking to relax for a couple of hours into a good book.
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Summary: A fun summer read...but not great
Review: White Plum Mountain is a decent book. Perfect for those days in summer that you don't want to read something serious or challanging. The three main characters are well written in a shallow sort of way but enjoyable regardless. The Hellhound coat steals the show...and deserves to. Despite these criticisms this is the perfect fantasy to read while in the field or at the pool. Besides, it unlike Robert Jordan's books it fits into a BDU pocket.
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Summary: An action-packed, and fun romp of a story
Review: White Plume mountain was a rite of passage for gamers such as myself years ago, and Paul Kidd has a grand time bringing us all back home again in his new novel. His book has all the makings of classic fantasy. A rugged hero to root for, an evil villian to boo, and a sassy Faerie sidekick to make us wonder how come our games didn't have pixies like her! The mountain scenes are well done, and even though some of the other interesting rooms were missed. You do get a feeling of Deja-Vu reading them after all of these years. A fun read, and enjoy it!
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