For some reason, I dived once again into Ed Greenwood's take on the Realms, and not only that, but one of his interminable Elminster stories. What am I, a glutton for punishment? At this point, I think I have to admit that my reading of Greenwood is a self-destructive compulsion, the literary equivalent of picking at an infected scab. I know it's going to be painful, I know it's likely to produce lingering illness, but I just can't seem to stop. I'm always peeking under the cover, trying to imag...

Ed it took you how long to come out with this after elminster in hell? and this was the best you could do? It is an okay book but certainly doesn't belong in the elminster series in terms of quality.

Sour pickles, I somehow managed to lose my previous review, I think. Let me hit the highlights.I enjoyed this book much more than Elminster in Hell. This is much more a normal book, with a better plot and a storyline. I can pick out names and alignments better, though my hold on some relationships are still tentative. The characterization was an improvement on EIH. Elminster seems more human and approachable here, not just Elminster who bears all torture and wins and recovers. The plot twist at

Worth three and a half stars. A good tale and an interesting character, Elminster’s daughter. Ed Greenwood writes well.

Slow going. Doesn't seem to follow a very in depth story line. Getting bored with it. I wish there was more magic/wizardry. The ending was ok. It was barely worth 2 stars. I would have given it 1.5 if able.

This book was ok but I probably would have enjoyed it more if I'd read others in the series.

Quick Word of Warning: I'd like to warn any potential readers of my reviews that when I rate a Forgotten Realms novel I do it on the terms that it's a Shared World story entwined with an RPG aspect, with all the limitations as well as (hopefully) clear recognition of places, persons etc. of that world...End of Warning;-)Okay. So I've read it. I must confess that the last half was more like browsing, sigh. Why? Well, truth be told: Because I lost interest in the story. Double sigh. That is the

Somewhat enjoyable, though less than the previous books of the series, mainly because of the title character. She just had almost no instances where her actions and thought processes made any kind of logical sense. Her actions and dialogues seemed spastic, with no reason for explanation for them occurring.

3.5 stars. I liked the ending. The middle dragged a little with too many characters and chase scenes that went on for several chapters. Over all , solid entry into the Forgotten Realms world.

This was another audiobook for me. Having listened to this one close on the heels of Elminster in Hell, it had Ed Greenwood's very distinct style, but a very different tone. I rather enjoyed it, and found the exploration of the themes of extreme longevity rather interesting. Overall, though, it was just a rollicking adventure, and I enjoyed it enough to try the next one.

Good, solid fantasy read!

This cover grabbed my attention with the bold, brutal and thrilling action which it depicts - the figure dressed in black, ferociously yet stealthily leaping with knife in hand, poised to strike her intended target. The action is furious - and makes an excellent cover that, as any good book cover should, forms many questions in the mind of the viewer: Who is this leaping assassin? Who is her target? Why does she want to kill him? Will she? Thus I was impelled to purchase a copy of this book to f...

Chronique complète : https://imaginelec.blogspot.fr/2016/1...[...]Ed Greenwood, qui est le créateur des Royaumes Oubliés, a souvent été décrié pour son style plus que moyen, un défaut qui ne m'a jamais frappé, ses romans, et notamment sa série sur Elminster faisant souvent partie de mes préférés, et ce nouveau volume de la série ne fait pas exception. Il n'est certes pas sans défauts, mais ceux-ci sont sommes toutes assez secondaire et on passe un excellent moment en compagnie du vieux favori et...

this was the best of the series so far. it actually told a linear story. I didn't exactly care about it as per usual but at least I could follow it and it made sense. the back blurb was misleading but hey whatever.

One of the better Elmister novels Many many moving plots and characters that are nicely tied up by novel's end.

It's been a while since I read the preceding books in this series, but I picked most of it back up right away. I have to say this one seemed somewhat disjointed to me. While it was good, the main character of Elminster seemed to have changed his personality drastically. I'm not saying it was bad, just different. It was still an enjoyable adventure filled with everything I love about fantasy, including dragons! I love dragons. All in all, it was definitely a fit installment in the D and D world.

I actually really enjoyed this book. The title of the book is kind of misleading because the daughter is kind of a secondary character. Story line was pretty good and characters were ok. Was worth reading.

"he'd have to move like a man trying to catch the morrow." "The right time is always now.""Since when fairness play any part in life, beyond nursery tales?""Always more treasure beyond the next hill.""The highest price of freedom is always its misuse by many."

A thoroughly enjoyable and enchanting read. The last few books in this series had become a little repetitive and less than enthralling, but this book added a whole new spin to the series, mostly told form the perspective of Narnra Shalace, this added a much needed change of pace.I highly recommend this novel, and don't worry, there is still more then enough Elminster to satisfy all fans!

I enjoyed this book, slightly more than Elminster in Hell. I had to force myself to finish reading this book.Greenwood makes a sloppy effort of bringing in multiple stories. His jumps between scenes is horrid, at one point he was switching every sentence which left me irritated and lost. It felt like there wasn't enough content with them to make them actual chapters, so he just tossed them in wherever. The buildup was deflating, and lasted maybe a handful of pages. I recommend staying away unles...