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Title: Canticle (Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0-7869-1604-4 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: February, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.39 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome
Comment: I really regret that I didn't read this sooner... I was a big fan of the Forgotten Realms and of RA Salvatore but I wasn't sure I should read this book. I wasted too much time worrying that I would be disappointed by the absence of Drizzt and Salvatore's other characters. But when I read this I kicked myself... it was awesome
Inventive Cadderly, Dangerous Danica, and the amazing Bouldershoulder brothers are so lifelike (or as lifelike as fantasy beings can seem) They act like real people. They have desires and buried dreams like everyone. And the best part is that the villian and his chaos curse depend on such hidden wants.
Though this book isn't all about sword swinging and killing the action is set at a good pace, just so that you'll keep reading but not so that you feel overwhealmed.
Please read this book, above everything else it is fun, that same element that draws you to Drizzt is ever present. In the Cleric Quintet Salvatore proves that he can and will bust out new characters that are just as amazing and loveable as the old ones. Don't pass this by now, you'll regret not reading it later
Rating: 2
Summary: seems well written but not what i'm looking for....
Comment: I read the first two chapters of this book, and although Mr. Salvatore seems to write very well, even after reading the first tw chapters i was disappointed. There is too much magic in it and i dislike some of the things about the charcters. Otherwise it would have been ok.
Rating: 2
Summary: Lackluster Beginning to the Series
Comment: This novel takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting in the remote Snowflake Mountains. The story centers around the Edificant Library established by the faith of Denir (god of knowledge). The main characters are a young orphaned priest named Cadderly and his girlfriend Danica, a monk. They along with several of his friends must defend the library from a curse that intensifies the desires of all the occupants causing dire effects.
The storyline has lots of promise. The idea of having a cleric and a monk as the main characters in a Forgotten Realms novel is quite intriguing. Unfortunately, this book doesn't deliver on that potential. The novel starts off extremely slow; however, in a new series with unknown characters this is somewhat expected. But it would have been hard to fail more miserably at the character introductions and early plot development. The rest of the book is a toss up. Parts of the book are funny and amusing, but there are other parts that leave you with a bad taste in your mouth. Even Salvatore's battle scenes, his strongest skill, are lacking the excitement they normally invoke. The battles with Cadderly using the yo-yo were just downright stupid.
I think my biggest problem with the book was the main character! By the end of the book, I really just started to dislike him. Cadderly character is intriguing; he is thrown into a violent world that he would rather not exist, pushed into an adventurous life that he doesn't want. Unfortunately, Salvatore writing style doesn't lend itself to the possibilities. The book should make you feel for Cadderly, but it leaves me with dislike instead. My other gripe is Pickel. I hated his little catch phrase "Ou oi"; it perturbed me to no end. And the thought of a dwarf wanting to become a druid seems kind of silly to me, but Salvatore's characterization of him makes it worse. To me Pickel seems to be a mentally challenged dwarf that got slammed into a tree too hard one day and decided he should save the forest.
The book is not devoid of qualities, and that is why I still give it more than one star. I liked the chaos curse and the affect it has upon the library dwellers. It makes the book very amusing to read at times. I also liked Danica's character, she is the first monk I have ever read about in a fantasy novel and I liked her development. Ivan was also amusing his one-liners were usually good for a laugh. But the bright spots of the book were the villains. Strangely, Bargen the one character that we are really supposed to hate was one of my favorite characters. I loved his resourcefulness and his powerful abilities. The powerful villain brought down by his insurmountable arrogance. Druzil was also enjoyable to read about and will definitely make the rest of the story interesting.
Despite the fact that I was disappointed with the book, I bought the collector's edition so I will continue to read the rest of the series. I think the story has the potential to get better. I can only hope that the potential is fulfilled in the future.
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Title: Sea of Swords (Paths of Darkness) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786927720 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Servant of the Shard (Paths of Darkness) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786918780 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Spine of the World (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, Book 2) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786914041 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Silent Blade (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0786913886 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Passage to Dawn (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, Book 4) by R. A. Salvatore, TSR Inc ISBN: 0786907509 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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