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Revisiting classic adventures has been extremely successful. Queen of the Demonweb Pits was one of the most popular adventures ever created for the Dungeons & Dragons game. This novelization appeals to those who have played through the adventure, as well as to those who have an interest in drow elves-one of the most popular races in the game.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, action+humor--but predictable, Jan 15 2002

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booksforabuck "BooksForABuck" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Mass Market Paperback)

Justicar, Henry, Enid (a sphinx), Escalla (a fairy), and Polk (a warrior turned badger) have defeated Lolth, Drow queen of the spiders, but they cannot kill her in any but her own plane. And now she is out for revenge, spending millions of spiders, drow wizards, trolls, and undead to destroy their planet. With only the talent and magic that they have learned, they must face a dark elf-turned god, her minions, and two enemies Lolth has pulled from their nightmares.

QUEEN OF THE DEMONWEB PITS combines continual adventure and action with humorous dialogue and characters. All of the four main heros, and especially Escalla, have their humorous sides as well as their warrior/mage powers. Polk, the ultra-serious chronicler/badger puts the entire adventure genre in perspective with his frequent advice that they take on unbeatable god-class enemies head-on with no strategy except glorious battle (needless to say, the other characters know better and at least attempt a bit of maneuver).

Readers of the genre will find QUEEN OF THE DEMON PITS to be somewhat predictable, but will certainly find it an enjoyable read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wildly exciting, Jan 12 2002

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Mass Market Paperback)

The spider goddess Lolth burns for revenge, and she yearns for conquest. The Justicar and his fairie companion Escalla humiliated her, and destroyed her body on Oerth. Now is the time for revenge: to bring all of Oerth to heel, and destroy Escalla and the Justicar. So now, the Justicar and his companions must avoid the deadly opponents that Lolth has placed on their trail, and thwart her plans to destroy their entire world.

I must admit that I had trouble taking this book seriously at first: a ruthless ranger in love with a thong-wearing fairie? However, Paul Kidd succeeds in weaving a story that is wildly exciting and mildly funny. When I picked it up, I did not realize that this book was part of a series, the cover does not tell you that it is. Fortunately, though, this book functions quite well as a stand-alone story. So, the bottom line is that I loved this book, and highly recommend it to you.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and adventure all rolled in a cute fairy butt, Dec 28 2001

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Emmanuel Umoren (Oswego, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Mass Market Paperback)

This third book was awwesome! Escalla and Justicar are back most definately. The challenge of taking on Lloth and her demonic horde was both exciting and still had the sheer hilarity of the previous books. The ending was a bit much but was still true to the E&J style that's been prevalent throughout the 3 books. I can't wait to read more!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great on it's own, and another part of a fine adventure.
Yay!! Another Justicar and the fairy book!

This book is difficult to put down, even after it is finished. Read more

Published on Nov 12 2001 by mr ken mccaw

4.0 out of 5 stars Another winner, but isn't it rather munchkin?
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