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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 7882189" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#039 Tantras by Scott Ciencin (Avatar 2) </strong></p><p><strong>Read 25/12/19 to 28/12/19</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117079[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Book 2- more of the same but better, mainly because its a little less meandering and I'm more 'on-board' with the story/plot (such as it is- still wafer thin). That said the bad guys- Bane and pals continue to act like dolts, Kelemvor (maybe) takes the God of Strife for a chump, and gets his Curse of the Black Panther lifted. Bane, I'm surprised to discover, doesn't seem too miffed about this- which is odd, and just makes me suspicious- is there a switch-about coming up the way, is Kelemvor going to swap sides again (surely, he can't).</p><p></p><p>Actually, he really can't, Bane's dead (for a bit) by the end of this novel.</p><p></p><p>The book starts with Midnight and Adon getting arrested for the slaughter of Elminster, their trial (such as it is) is laughable- Storm Silverhand turns in to a cruel mercenary bugger whose entire experience of adventuring (and her battles with terrifying foes) is forgotten about, or else deliberately cast aside, in order for her to prosecute the pair. The trial is mostly a joke, and now I dislike Storm intensely for being such an absolute ninny, strong female character made to look a fool. Not great.</p><p></p><p>But the trial comes early in the piece- and is soon after forgotten about as Cyric comes to save the day (by killing lots of folk) and rescuing Midnight and Adon from execution. Later in the piece Midnight and Adon are left aghast by Cyric's slaughter- how did they think the Thief had got them out (Hypnotising darts- I know) but... again, it just seems a stretch. Some folk got killed by Cyric, bad- but you have to break a few eggs. How many deaths would be acceptable to the pair? If and when Cyric kills the first guard should he then curtail his rescue attempt, hang his head in shame, and then scuttle back under his rock. The most galling thing about this is Cyric, save for a bit of brooding here and there, is a known quantity- he's a killing machine ex Zhent-trained Rogue. Why are Midnight, Adon and/or Kelemvor (he's not) surprised by this.</p><p></p><p>So that's all a bit rubbish, but y'know... acceptable. Then Kelemvor gets persuaded to hunt down his three friends. Kelemvor is still Cursed at this point, and still trying everything he can to prove he is a flightly untrusting (and untrustworthy) idiot. Gah!</p><p></p><p>But it gets better, much better- see the first paragraph, and... by the end of the piece the guys have got the first part of the Tablet of Fate, a hundred foot tall Bane has fought with a hundred foot tall Torm- nice work, before the city of Tantras. There's been loads more incident, oh and Elminster has showed up (not entirely convincing- as usual) alive, and so we move on...</p><p></p><p>I'm really starting to like the mortal/avatar gods- which is odd because I didn't like the idea at the outset.</p><p></p><p>However I'm not really reading this series for the plot, which seems to be but a minor thing- the end of the GODS! et al. It's the character, sure I hate them all a bit, but... I really want to know how it works out for them.</p><p></p><p>Midnight is still massively too trusting, Adon (by the end of this one) is in recovery after his mental collapse, Kelemvor is starting to trust people (maybe) and Cyric has gone EVIL tonto! What's not to like?</p><p></p><p>Read.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 7882189, member: 16069"] [B]#039 Tantras by Scott Ciencin (Avatar 2) Read 25/12/19 to 28/12/19[/B] [ATTACH]117079[/ATTACH] Book 2- more of the same but better, mainly because its a little less meandering and I'm more 'on-board' with the story/plot (such as it is- still wafer thin). That said the bad guys- Bane and pals continue to act like dolts, Kelemvor (maybe) takes the God of Strife for a chump, and gets his Curse of the Black Panther lifted. Bane, I'm surprised to discover, doesn't seem too miffed about this- which is odd, and just makes me suspicious- is there a switch-about coming up the way, is Kelemvor going to swap sides again (surely, he can't). Actually, he really can't, Bane's dead (for a bit) by the end of this novel. The book starts with Midnight and Adon getting arrested for the slaughter of Elminster, their trial (such as it is) is laughable- Storm Silverhand turns in to a cruel mercenary bugger whose entire experience of adventuring (and her battles with terrifying foes) is forgotten about, or else deliberately cast aside, in order for her to prosecute the pair. The trial is mostly a joke, and now I dislike Storm intensely for being such an absolute ninny, strong female character made to look a fool. Not great. But the trial comes early in the piece- and is soon after forgotten about as Cyric comes to save the day (by killing lots of folk) and rescuing Midnight and Adon from execution. Later in the piece Midnight and Adon are left aghast by Cyric's slaughter- how did they think the Thief had got them out (Hypnotising darts- I know) but... again, it just seems a stretch. Some folk got killed by Cyric, bad- but you have to break a few eggs. How many deaths would be acceptable to the pair? If and when Cyric kills the first guard should he then curtail his rescue attempt, hang his head in shame, and then scuttle back under his rock. The most galling thing about this is Cyric, save for a bit of brooding here and there, is a known quantity- he's a killing machine ex Zhent-trained Rogue. Why are Midnight, Adon and/or Kelemvor (he's not) surprised by this. So that's all a bit rubbish, but y'know... acceptable. Then Kelemvor gets persuaded to hunt down his three friends. Kelemvor is still Cursed at this point, and still trying everything he can to prove he is a flightly untrusting (and untrustworthy) idiot. Gah! But it gets better, much better- see the first paragraph, and... by the end of the piece the guys have got the first part of the Tablet of Fate, a hundred foot tall Bane has fought with a hundred foot tall Torm- nice work, before the city of Tantras. There's been loads more incident, oh and Elminster has showed up (not entirely convincing- as usual) alive, and so we move on... I'm really starting to like the mortal/avatar gods- which is odd because I didn't like the idea at the outset. However I'm not really reading this series for the plot, which seems to be but a minor thing- the end of the GODS! et al. It's the character, sure I hate them all a bit, but... I really want to know how it works out for them. Midnight is still massively too trusting, Adon (by the end of this one) is in recovery after his mental collapse, Kelemvor is starting to trust people (maybe) and Cyric has gone EVIL tonto! What's not to like? Read. [/QUOTE]
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