Waterdeep: The Avatar Series, Book III (Mass Market Paperback)

*Spoilers if you havent read Shadowdale & Tantras*

Bane and Torm are dead. Having destroyed each other in a battle at the end of tantras.

Cyric is on a murderous rampage following Midnight, Adon, and Kelemvor with hopes of retrieving the Tablet of Fate they hold.

Mykrul sends his men...err Zombies after Midnight, Adon, and Cyric. He has also dispatched Bhaal, god of assassins after them. Hoping to get the tablet they have as well.

Midnight, Cyric, and Adon traverse across the realms trying to get to Waterdeep, Elminster, and hopefully find the last Tablet of Fate so they can restore the order in the realms.

Gods will die, new gods will arise. The Realms will never be the same again.

The Time of Troubles draws to an end!

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This is fortunate, as it leaves more room for fun stuff. To sum up the gist of the tale, the quest continues to recover the second Tablet of Fate and return order to the Realms. Midnight, Kelemvor, and Adon- the heroes of the story- travel to the City of Splendors in search of the missing artifact. The title is somewhat misleading, as they actually don't spend much time in Waterdeep itself. Most of the time is spent journeying there and dealing with all manner of enemies, including the baddest mortal villain currently in the Realms- Cyric.

A few things go unanswered, and the story's finale leaves a lot unwritten, but this is because the saga doesn't actually end here despite it being the third book in a trilogy. If you were disappointed in the characterization in earlier books, Waterdeep does little to improve upon it. The strength of this story is its plot, and those who aren't familiar with Forgotten Realms household names like Elminster and Khelben will be wondering who these guys are, and why everyone seems to recognize them. Little enough explanation is given for why Cyric spirals down to the bottom end of the alignment spectrum, though I suppose one could just say the guy is nuts.

I won't say anything more about the story, but suffice to say it is good. I wasn't very pleased with Shadowdale, but the authors have clearly gotten things straightened out since writing that first novel. If you've started the series already, it would be a shame to not read Waterdeep as this is where much of the trilogy's value is maintained.

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