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vortimer's review against another edition
3.0
Not a happy ending for all, this conclusion is improved in the writing department, but not as enjoyable as earlier installments.
platanus's review against another edition
3.0
Some parts of the book deserve less than 3 stars, but I'll give it three for the huge (positive) difference between this one and the second book of the series (Pool of Darkness).
Characters start making sense and become people in this book, the old ones and the new ones. If the authors had not felt compelled to abide by the compulsory over-sweetened happy end, they would have even had enjoyable arcs. Some even had surprising moments of actual introspection.
The villains are still comically childish and stupid and there are enough insufferable dialogues to make the reader repeatedly cringe.
Characters start making sense and become people in this book, the old ones and the new ones. If the authors had not felt compelled to abide by the compulsory over-sweetened happy end, they would have even had enjoyable arcs. Some even had surprising moments of actual introspection.
The villains are still comically childish and stupid and there are enough insufferable dialogues to make the reader repeatedly cringe.
shumphrey's review against another edition
4.0
Still not quite at the same level as the first book in the trilogy, but still a very good read. Focusing mostly on a new generation of young adventurers who are assisted by our loveable veterans, I found it much easier to be engaged with the new characters in this book than in Pools of Darkness. Plus, some of this book was able to add some additional flavor to the characters introduced in Pools and get me invested there as well.
One new character in particular, Listle, was essentially an anime character brought into the Forgotten Realms and I could help but become attached to her.
There was one pivotal death in the book that I wish had been handled better. My reaction was, "After all this, that's it?". I would have liked a little bit more emotional depth to it - I can see where the author was probably trying to go with it, but I don't think it really worked. It certainly didn't work for me.
One new character in particular, Listle, was essentially an anime character brought into the Forgotten Realms and I could help but become attached to her.
There was one pivotal death in the book that I wish had been handled better. My reaction was, "After all this, that's it?". I would have liked a little bit more emotional depth to it - I can see where the author was probably trying to go with it, but I don't think it really worked. It certainly didn't work for me.
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