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Title: Elminster in Myth Drannor by Ed Greenwood ISBN: 0-7869-1190-5 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.95 (39 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book with much action and intrincated plots!
Comment: This is a book that really deserves to be read. I've seem some say Elminster is always painted too perfect and too powerful by Ed Greenwood but he IS an exceptional character by design, one of the great forces of Faerun. As about killing elves at will. He did what he must to survive and always in self-defense and this caused him many difficults along the story. Saying he slaughtered elves at hundreds and no one cared (as I've read Here in a previous review) is erroneous at least and a totally distorted viewpoint in my opnion. When someone threats your life not always you'll come with a way to dominate him without harming or killing him. And rarely you will take the chance of doing that if it presents more risk to you. Last I'd like to say that Fiction Stories, and I'm not talking only about Fantasy or Science Fiction but all Fiction, have idealized and artificial characters that tend to be inconsistent in some aspects but this do not necessarily conts against them. Fiction gives us worlds to explore, realities to uncover and the possibility to see and feel other lifes. And this books succeeds with merit on doing that.
Rating: 4
Summary: Confusing?!??! But a good book
Comment: After reading Elminster The Making of a Mage, I was ready to jump into this book. This is a good book never less. But the bickering between the elves was very confusing. I got lost in many of the spell battles in the book. But at the end I understood what was happening and was glad that I finished it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful, Despite A Few Continuity Problems
Comment: As one reviewer noted, there are a few problems with the portrayal of the elves, such as the Coronal snoring. However, I take issue with the other aspect's of that person's review. The "fact" that the most beautiful of all elf-waifs falling in love with Elminster isn't even true. The most beautiful elf-waif wants to USE Elminster and loves him less than the rest of his enemies. Two elves love him: The Keeper of the Tomb, and his fellow captive. Secondly, the elves are portrayed with quite a bit of realism, just not in the way that the reviewer would like. Many people read about elves and dream of being one to escape dirty, greedy, selfish humans. If you are one of those people, this is not for you.
However, if you like to read about what an ancient people with thousands of years in their lifespan might be like, it is for you. Ed portrays the elves as being much like White Wolf's vampires. If you aren't familiar with the concept, they are selfish, greedy, malevolent, manipulative beings, bent on controlling everything and being quite egomaniacal about their own nature. If you have read this book, this will immediately sound familiar to you, as this is exactly how all of the elves behave.
In short, Ed Greenwood did that most forbidden of fantasy novel things: He didn't leave the ugliness of our world behind when he wrote it, and, thus, created characters that you can hate. Characters that aren't even noble while they are evil, but are simply selfish and cruel. The elves are insulated and xenophobic, casually cruel in places, and concerned only with their own existence. In short, they are all you would expect of an arrogant race that lives thousands of years. They are realistic. None of this noble houses of morality banalness. Rather, they are believable. You will hate the Starym, and you will smile at Elminster's charisma and wisdom as he lives amongst the elves of Myth Drannor.
It was wonderfully written, a beautiful piece. It dares challenge the belief that fantasy is all about escapism, alone earning it five stars. But, in addition to all of that, it is satisfying, fun, and pleasant. Well done. Buy this book, read it, enjoy it, and read it again.
Harkius
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Title: Elminster in Hell (Forgotten Realms: The Elminster Series, Book 4) by Ed Greenwood ISBN: 0786927461 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 19 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Lone Drow (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 2) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786930128 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Thousand Orcs (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786929804 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 13 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dissolution (Forgotten Realms: R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen, Book 1) by Richard Lee Byers ISBN: 0786929448 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 18 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Dream Spheres (Forgotten Realms: Songs and Swords, Book 5) by Elaine Cunningham ISBN: 0786913428 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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