Tag: Ed Greenwood

The cover of Realms of Valor. In the background is Elminster, a white-bearded old man smoking a large pipe. In the middle ground is Arilyn, a half-elf with black curly hair, standing dramatically on a rock gazing into the distance. In the foreground is Drizzt, a hooded dark elf holding two scimitars crossed in front of his chest.

Realms of Valor

July 7, 2019 By Candlekeep Janitor

“The nice thing about a mixed bag like this is that even when you suffer through a badly-written story, you know it’s going to be short and you’ll probably get to a better one soon. Beats slogging through a bad 300-page novel, that’s for sure.”

The cover of Spellfire. In a cavern, a young woman with long blonde hair is shooting a magical bolt at an angry skeletal dragon. Elminster and a couple of the Knights of Myth Drannor look alarmed in the foreground.

Spellfire

February 22, 2018 By Candlekeep Janitor

“It’s the Michael Bay approach to fantasy writing, where you cram the book as full as possible of dragons, magic, fireballs, heroism, messy deaths, PG-13 sex, and little moral ambiguity.”