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A review by ferrisscottr
The Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore
4.0
We have a demon who was sealed away 700 years ago and now the demon has escaped.
Well thank goodness we have an intrepid band of adventurers there to fight.
We have a ranger (Elbryan) and a fighter (Pony) and we have monk (Avelyn). All have lived different lives, have different motivations and different things that drive them but all come together to fight the demon.
Assisting them are your side characters - the elves & the centaur.
This is fantasy how I like it - good writing, great action sequences, well formed characters, characters I really care about, good guys fighting bad guys. Salvatore's writing has really matured since his earlier work.
Things I didn't care for - too much time/energy spent on the church and religion. The demon didn't really seem all that much to worry about and his actions didn't make sense a lot of the time.
There's not much world building here. You don't learn a lot about anything but then you really don't need to in order to enjoy the book. While I like the characters better than his books set in the Realms - these characters weren't as fully formed so we'll see where he goes with them.
I'd recommend it and I will continue the series.
Well thank goodness we have an intrepid band of adventurers there to fight.
We have a ranger (Elbryan) and a fighter (Pony) and we have monk (Avelyn). All have lived different lives, have different motivations and different things that drive them but all come together to fight the demon.
Assisting them are your side characters - the elves & the centaur.
This is fantasy how I like it - good writing, great action sequences, well formed characters, characters I really care about, good guys fighting bad guys. Salvatore's writing has really matured since his earlier work.
Things I didn't care for - too much time/energy spent on the church and religion. The demon didn't really seem all that much to worry about and his actions didn't make sense a lot of the time.
There's not much world building here. You don't learn a lot about anything but then you really don't need to in order to enjoy the book. While I like the characters better than his books set in the Realms - these characters weren't as fully formed so we'll see where he goes with them.
I'd recommend it and I will continue the series.