- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Wildside Press (Nov 18 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1434477614
- ISBN-13: 978-1434477613
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 381 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #440,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Once, not so long ago,a warlock named Vond built an empire in the southern part of the Small Kingdoms. Vond is gone, but his empire survives under the rule of a seven-person Imperial Council and a young regent named Sterren.
The Empire of Vond was hardly trouble-free after Vond's departure. Its neighbors are understandably wary of further expansion, there are questions about how Vond's magic became so potent, and so on. Most of the World, though, doesn't care -- Vond is off there in the southeastern corner of the World, far away from anywhere important.
But one day a dockworker named Emmis watches a Vondish ship arrive in Ethshar of the Spices and finds himself hired as native guide and aide to someone who claims to be Vond's ambassador plenipotentiary to the overlords of the Hegemony of the Three Ethshars.
But who is the Vondish ambassador, really, and what is his true business in Ethshar? And who has followed him to the city?
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4.6 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid sequel to one of my favorite books, Dec 20 2008
By Jeremy Reaban "disco maven" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Vondish Ambassador (Hardcover)
I have been a fan of Lawrence Watt-Evans' Ethshar novels pretty much since the series started. Sadly, the series doesn't sell well anymore, as the more personal or "non-epic" fantasy seems to be unpopular these days, in favor of Jordan-esque Wheel of Time clones and Lord of the Rings knock-offs. So Mr. Watt-Evans has focused on producing those, occasionally still producing an Ethshar book when subsidized by fans. This is one of those books. It's finally appearing in print form after a few years, albeit from a very small press.It's almost, but not quite, a sequel to The Unwilling Warlord, by far my favorite in the Ethshar series. But where that novel focused on Sterren, street gambler suddenly forced into becoming the Warlord of a kingdom, this focuses on an ambassador sent by Sterren to his old home of Ethshar. Or rather, the young man he hires to be his guide in the city, a simple dock worker.
Which is exactly what makes the Ethshar series so good. Most the books focus on personal adventure, ordinary people caught up doing things that they never thought they'd be doing. More like "The Hobbit" than "The Lord of the Rings". Other than perhaps the Discworld series and Glen Cook's Garrett series, very little fantasy fiction like this is popular anymore.
The Ethshar series other strong point, an extremely well developed world, could hurt readers who read this book first. If you aren't familiar with the events of the Unwilling Warlord, or even how magic works in the world of it, you could be lost. So while not a direct sequel, it is probably best read after The Unwilling Warlord (pretty much the first in the series that is like that, all the others are basically stand alone, other than cameos from other novels)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Sequel, Dec 5 2008
By Allen W. Mcdonnell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Vondish Ambassador (Hardcover)
A very good yarn, a direct sequel to The Unwilling Warlord it picks up the story a few months after the end of the prior book and is contemporary with Ishthalians Restoration. Highly recomend to all Ethshar fans that they read Night Of Madness and The Unwilling Warlord before reading this one, it will stand alone but many more subtle details come out if you know the entire back story before you read it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Witty and Fast-Paced, Sep 12 2009
By G. Schultz "Kupuna" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Vondish Ambassador (Paperback)
This is a rousing read. Watt-Evans is a long-time favorite of mine, and I enjoyed his wry wit and the book's somewhat unwilling hero. I'd be inclined to call this a wizardly "who dunnit". The scenes progress with small brushstrokes rather than slapdash excitement, but the characterization is excellent and the pace is lively.
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