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Available
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Publication
TSR (1987), 380 pages
Description
Tristan Kendrick, heir to the High Kings, must organize an alliance of dwarves, halflings, knights, bards, and druids against the evil creatures trying to invade Moonshae. Reprint.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Karlstar
This is one of the best D&D (or AD&D at the time) novels that have been yet written. It features a new setting in the Forgotten Realms, and a very interesting plot featuring druids. Well written, exciting and different.
LibraryThing member harpua
I read this when it first came out back in the 80s when I was in high school. I remember it being a great read, full of action and excitement. Due to limited funds back in the day, I never did pick up the rest of the trilogy. Meanwhile this book languished on my shelf in all it's glory and memories
Move forward 20+ years. I finally found the rest of the trilogy on a swap site and decided to revisit this. Well all I can say is, this book didn't seem to be as fascinating to me as it once did...maybe I'm tainted by the many many fantasy novels I've read since this, maybe it's just the difference between a 16 year old mind back then to a 40 year old one now. Not sure, but all I can say is I just didn't enjoy it as much as I once did. I will be finishing the trilogy however, I don't think I could forgive myself if I didn't and I'm really not for another re-read of this one in another 20 years.
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of how great a read it was.Move forward 20+ years. I finally found the rest of the trilogy on a swap site and decided to revisit this. Well all I can say is, this book didn't seem to be as fascinating to me as it once did...maybe I'm tainted by the many many fantasy novels I've read since this, maybe it's just the difference between a 16 year old mind back then to a 40 year old one now. Not sure, but all I can say is I just didn't enjoy it as much as I once did. I will be finishing the trilogy however, I don't think I could forgive myself if I didn't and I'm really not for another re-read of this one in another 20 years.
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LibraryThing member aarondesk
This book has been sitting on my shelf for years. I wanted to read it, just because it started the Forgotten Realms series.
Once started, it took me many months to finish it. It just wasn't too interesting and overall just seemed like someone's D&D campaign put into novel format.
I can't say I'd
Once started, it took me many months to finish it. It just wasn't too interesting and overall just seemed like someone's D&D campaign put into novel format.
I can't say I'd
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recommend it. Rather cliche and not so great writing. Show Less
LibraryThing member coffeesucker
Great beginning to what was to become a plethora of D&D related novels.
LibraryThing member jscape2000
Nope, not good. The best things it has going for it is that Niles didn't feel compelled to write any D&D rules into his story. It's just a straight fantasy epic that happens to be set in a D&D world. But if it wasn't being published by TSR to pimp their product, I don't think anyone would have
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bought the hackneyed plot. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1987-05
Physical description
380 p.; 4 x 1 inches
ISBN
0880384514 / 9780880384513