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Summary: Pretty Fricking Awful
Review: One word: Ugh. I remember reading this book when I was about fifteen. It was hideous then, and I can't imagine it's gotten any better with age. Maybe it's just me, but anytime an author refers to his characters as heroes BEFORE THEY'VE DONE ANYTHING HEROIC, I think there's a problem. Don't get me wrong, I like to wind down and read braincandy just like any neo-plebeian, but this is just BAD. Really bad. Like, "How did they ever publish this?" bad and, "How has this stayed in print?" bad. The answer is: Because the strength of the book rests entirely on it being set in a D&D universe, not its story, characters, and writing. If this is a classic of anything, it's a classic "TSR Book Shaped Object" -- things that are shaped like books, look like books, and smell like books, but read like they were written by a three year old. Read it if you absolutely love Forgotten Realms. Avoid it at all costs if you are a connoisseur of real fiction.
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Summary: avatar
Review: Richard Awlinson stood for all-in-one. A group of TSR writers wrote different parts of the series. This one was written by Scott Ciencin. A good book, the best of the avatar series for my money, and introduces some interesting characters, Midnight, Cyric and Kelemvor. They will later all go spectacularly wrong and mutate beyond recognition, but here at the beginning, they are a surprisingly likeable bunch. Look for Cyric's heroic defense of Shadowdale.
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Summary: avatar
Review: Richard Awlinson stood for all-in-one. A group of TSR writers wrote different parts of the series. This one was written by Scott Ciencin. A good book, the best of the avatar series for my money, and introduces some interesting characters, Midnight, Cyric and Kelemvor. They will later all go spectacularly wrong and mutate beyond recognition, but here at the beginning, they are a surprisingly likeable bunch. Look for Cyric's heroic defense of Shadowdale.
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Summary: Intriguing idea marred by bad writing
Review: The Avatar Trilogy is often entertaining, but the quality of the writing is shaky at best. The authors employ too many literary cliches, and the text is blemished by a number of technical mistakes which any decent copy editor ought to have caught. I did enjoy the authors' uncommon characterization of the gods as petty and meddlesome -- this idea, reminiscent of the ancient Greek pantheon, is curiously absent in most of today's fantasy literature. Overall, the books earn a marginal thumbs-down from me. My advice: read the trilogy if you have a chance, but don't buy; borrow instead.
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Summary: The Avatar Trilogy
Review: The Avatar Trilolgy is a compelling series. No matter how many times I read the first book: "Shadowdale", I always felt the need to finish it one more time. Very rarely does one come across such a mature book of fantasy. My heart reached out for Adon, he was almost real. You will feel their pain, and your heart will race alongside theirs...
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Summary: The Search for the Tablets of Fate
Review: The first book starts off a bit weak, I agree. But as it progressed I began to thouroughly enjoy it. Though it definatly reads more like a campaign module than a novel. It was also very interesting because it dealed directly with the gods. Something not a lot of novels do. All in all if your a little patient with the begining I think you will enjoy it. Heres a little bit of info on it :) *******MINOR SPOILERS******** The Tablets of Fate have been stolen! Ao has cast the gods of Toril to the earth untill they have been returned. The gods are forced to take on Avatars (Mortal Form). Magic is now unstable since the gods have begun to walk the realms. Cleric can only cast their spells if they are withing 1-mile of their diety's. The arcane weave is wild. Sometimes spells work, and sometimes they go haywire producing effects unimaginable and usually horrible. Bane & Mykrul: The god of strife and the god of the dead team up with the intention of returning to their kingdoms and destroying Ao. Mystra: Searches for a shard of power she had hidden with a mortal being before being cast from the heavens by Ao. Four mortals are drawn into the conflict. Kelemvor, a warrior with a dark and deadly curse. Midnight, a mage with a strange pendant grafted to her neck. Adon, a cleric of Sune. And Cyric the rogue. What will happen? Who will live? Pick up the novel and find out yourself. The Time of Troubles has begun!
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Summary: Verry Informative and Fun!
Review: This book is a great read. I wanted to get it first so that I could find out what the Time of troubles was (It details how the time of troubles started) and now I am getting the other two just to see what happens. I found it verry infromative and a great read!
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Summary: Execelent Book
Review: This book is an excelent addition to your FR library, the characters were outlined wery well, and the plot was enthralling, I would read this book a second time if i had the chance. A great starting point for a first time FR reader.
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Summary: read it, but dont expect wonders
Review: This book isnt a must read, but it wont kill you. I read it early on and it enspired a few things in me just from the characters. I cant agree much with the detail that the other reviewer mentioned, but the characters were interesing. There wasnt much thought put into the story and it all runs like an RPG translated into a book, but if you have a week to spare to read the three books then go for it.
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Summary: A good fun read, not too heavy, a begining to Faerun
Review: This book sets, what I believe, to be the beginning of the Forgotten Realms novels. For a first reader, I would encourage them to start here. The characters are realistic and the plot was fairly strong. Sometimes I feel there were a little too many skirmishes, but I guess that is because of the chaos in the Realms. To some of the other comments listed; 1. I think he wrote this while playing D&D. And dont be so bold to think you would do better!
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