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AMAZING TRILOGY!!!, Jui 4 2004
Definitely a great fantasy epic and one of my personal favorites, The Avatar Trilogy- Shadowdale, Tantras, and Waterdeep, is about the Time of Troubles when the Gods walked the Earth (in this case Toril). 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. Love, honor, bravery, magic, and heroes are all about. In conclusion, it's what Fantasy reading SHOULD be. A GREAT trilogy indeed and a "must read" along with James Lowder's Prince of Lies and Troy Denning's Crucible: The Trial of Cyric! DON'T MISS IT!!!
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The Search for the Tablets of Fate Draws to a close!, Fév 24 2004
Amazing! It's hard to believe how good this book turned out after the rocky start with Shadowdale. This is a great story, a must read for anyone interested in the Realms novels. Can't wait to read prince of lies and the Crucible now :)*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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Satisfying Conclusion, Mai 18 2003
The Avatar trilogy is one of those series that starts out pretty bland and gets better as it goes. That said, Waterdeep- the "sort of" conclusion to this tale, is a great story. It's largely assumed you are familiar with the characters, and unlike the previous novels the author (this time 'Awlinson' is Troy Denning) does not try to summarize everything that happened before. 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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