“It’s a shame that this is how the TSR Forgotten Realms novels ended, because it’s an awful note to go out on.”
Tag: The Nobles
“I found myself subconsciously seeking any excuse to avoid picking up The Mage in the Iron Mask and getting started on this review.”
“If stripped of all the padding and reduced to only scenes which further the bare “escape from Undermountain, remove curse, get revenge on our betrayer” plot, Escape from Undermountain would be a rather short novella.”
“War in Tethyr starts off as a potentially interesting story, but devolves into a polemic where the author uses this mass-market paperback fantasy novel as a soapbox for espousing his political convictions.”
“Pinch makes a fantastic anti-hero protagonist, as morally grey, vicious in a fight, and good at ferreting out plots as any Dashiell Hammett detective.”