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ebbie_casuallereading's review
2.0
This is barely 2 stars. It was excruciating to get through it. The best stories are at the very start, and then don't expect much for the rest.
To me, most of the stories were not designed to be part of an anthology, but part of a bigger story, and not in a good way. Everything was either rushed or boring or hard to grasp. And yet I know enough lore to understand most of the things brought up, so I cannot think how horrible it might get for someone who doesn't know about the background context of some of these.
I didn't DNF because it's part of a foolish goal I gave myself to read everything Forgotten Realms, but this one really made me think it over. I'm just happy it's over and I'll never have to go through this again.
Best story (not more than 3.5): Trial by Ordeal
To me, most of the stories were not designed to be part of an anthology, but part of a bigger story, and not in a good way. Everything was either rushed or boring or hard to grasp. And yet I know enough lore to understand most of the things brought up, so I cannot think how horrible it might get for someone who doesn't know about the background context of some of these.
I didn't DNF because it's part of a foolish goal I gave myself to read everything Forgotten Realms, but this one really made me think it over. I'm just happy it's over and I'll never have to go through this again.
Best story (not more than 3.5): Trial by Ordeal
germancho's review
5.0
Actually I only read R. A. Salvatore's short story "That Curious Sword", which is sort of an epilogue to Jarlaxle and Entreri's adventures in Servant of the Shard.
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