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Summary: James Lowder and the Prince of Lies
Review: I bet that it came as a surprise, to those that didn't knor James Lowder's writings (such as myself), when they read this novel... Lowder proved to be a master when dealing with the gods' plots along with a very good knowledge of their psychology and how to develop it... If someone is confused about the gods' powers or how to roleplay them, that's the book to read... And to those that are only curious about the gods or those that just like a good story, I higly recommend this book!
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: I frequently read Forgotten Realms books, and find them to be an entertaining way to kill some time. This was, however, far more. This follows the events in the "Avatar Trilogy" and does the job of being a sequel quite well. I must recommend that you read the other books first to understand the history preceeding this one, but it's not at all required. The plot line revolves around the struggles of the gods. Cyric plots to usurp the minds of all gods and mortals to his will, and Mystra tries to stop him. Though the plot is simple in its most basic form, the interaction of the gods, and indeed of the mortals, makes the book great. Indeed, if the struggles between the gods is the meat of this novel, it's the mortals who make it a double whopper with cheese. Throughout the book, it is the uncertainty as to their fate that will keep you reading, and the destiny that awaits them in the end that makes the reading worth it.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: I frequently read Forgotten Realms books, and find them to be an entertaining way to kill some time. This was, however, far more. This follows the events in the "Avatar Trilogy" and does the job of being a sequel quite well. I must recommend that you read the other books first to understand the history preceeding this one, but it's not at all required. The plot line revolves around the struggles of the gods. Cyric plots to usurp the minds of all gods and mortals to his will, and Mystra tries to stop him. Though the plot is simple in its most basic form, the interaction of the gods, and indeed of the mortals, makes the book great. Indeed, if the struggles between the gods is the meat of this novel, it's the mortals who make it a double whopper with cheese. Throughout the book, it is the uncertainty as to their fate that will keep you reading, and the destiny that awaits them in the end that makes the reading worth it.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: I frequently read Forgotten Realms books, and find them to be an entertaining way to kill some time. This was, however, far more. This follows the events in the "Avatar Trilogy" and does the job of being a sequel quite well. I must recommend that you read the other books first to understand the history preceeding this one, but it's not at all required. The plot line revolves around the struggles of the gods. Cyric plots to usurp the minds of all gods and mortals to his will, and Mystra tries to stop him. Though the plot is simple in its most basic form, the interaction of the gods, and indeed of the mortals, makes the book great. Indeed, if the struggles between the gods is the meat of this novel, it's the mortals who make it a double whopper with cheese. Throughout the book, it is the uncertainty as to their fate that will keep you reading, and the destiny that awaits them in the end that makes the reading worth it.
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Summary: Quite an excellent read after rereading the Avatar trilogy.
Review: I remember getting this when it came out about four or five years after the Avatar trilogy. I started to read it but couldn't get into it, and its been resting on my shelf since. Recently, I decided to reread the Avatar trilogy because it was my favorite of the ADnD series I used to read when I was younger.Unfortunately, the Avatar trilogy did not fare as well with time as I had hoped. It was in no way bad after ten years, but it didn't live up to the high regard I had for it when I read it the second time. Prince of Lies, on the other hand, was a great deal of fun. I started reading it right after finishing Waterdeep and it kept me interested until the end. The political intruiges of the gods as well as the battles and the extreme characters all made it quite interesting. I'd reccomend this to anyone who has read the Avatar trilogy. If you haven't, though, you might not be as interested in some of the characters.
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Summary: An AMAZING sequel to an AMAZING trilogy!!!
Review: If you enjoyed The Avatar Trilogy- Shadowdale, Tantras, and Waterdeep, you will love the Prince of Lies! 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. Magic, Gods and Heroes are all about. In conclusion, it's what Fantasy reading SHOULD be. A GREAT book indeed and a "must read" along with Troy Denning's Crucible: The Trial of Cyric! DON'T MISS IT!!!
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Summary: Ghetto A, Skilled Labor, Ghetto B, Surplus Labor
Review: If you find such comments to be funny, you'll *LOVE* this book, the twists and turns as each god strives to outdo the other within their domains, and the mortals who seem to be trapped in the layers of diety intrigue. Explores zhentil Keep, viewpoints of the gods and there realms in an interesting fashion,.
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Summary: Cyric, the God I love to hate, or hate to love. . .
Review: If you have not read the avatar trilogy (shame on you) do yourself justice and read it before this book. It is a very good book if you have not read the trilogy, but it is spectacular if you have. I enjoyed the perspective the author had for the Gods. You would think at the dawn of time the goods Gods would band together and imprison the evil Gods the moment they try something evil. That would destroy the balance and eliminate evil from the world. But the Gods are limited by their perspective, thus they can only fight the evil Gods if they threaten their own sphere of influence. What a great concept!
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Summary: one of the best realms-books
Review: If you like the realms, you will love this sequel to the avatars trilogy. It is fast-paced, has a lot of background and is just fun to read. Read it, or share the fate of the Faithless and the False...
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Summary: A Forgotten Realms version of the Illiad
Review: If your a fan of the Illiad and you have anything to do with the Forgotten Realms, this book is a must read!!! If anybody from TSR is reading this, GIVE JAMES LOWDER A RAISE!!!
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