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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 7856162" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#026 Realms of Valor Anthology Ed. James Lowder </strong></p><p><strong>Read 15/11/19 to 17/11/19</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]115910[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>What to say, it's a book of short stories encompassing the swiftly played out actions of various heroes in various location. Eleven stories to be exact, each one approx. 30 pages long, each gives an insight in to the people, the place and the moment. So, it's good- not great, and not my preferred story telling medium- the novel. Very easy to read, I gobbled it up.</p><p></p><p>The eleven stories are-</p><p></p><p><strong>The Lord of Lowhill by Douglas Niles</strong>- in which Pawldo the Halfling (Major/Merchant/Adventurer etc.) visits a skull themed disappearing castle and learns not to be greedy. Nice!</p><p></p><p><strong>Elminster at the Magefair by Ed Greenwood</strong>- in which the 2 cool 4 skool Wizard does what it says in the title (accompanied by Storm Silverhand), wins the Fireball contest, gets involved in a little intrigue, makes an enemy and then heads home via several other planes of existence in time for tea and a shoot out with a Lich. If you like that sort of thing (it's a little silly in places) then read this. </p><p></p><p><strong>One Last Drink by Christie Golden-</strong> in which a clutch of Vampires visit Mistledale with dinner (and more) in mind, certainly the most bloody and visceral of the tales in this tome- and all the better for it. Nice ending.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Bargain by Elaine Cunningham-</strong> in which a pair of high ranking Harpers visit Calimport for intrigue and adventure, but mainly to prop up Pasha Balik's regime. It all works out in the end, slightly cheesey.</p><p></p><p><strong>Patronage by David Cook-</strong> in which Koja, historian Monk from Horselords (and the Empires Trilogy) gets his book published and also gains a new patron- it's actually very good.</p><p></p><p><strong>A Virtue by Reflection by Scott Ciencin-</strong> Zaz and the rest of his catpeople pay a visit to Arabel, and come to the notice of Myrmeen Lhal the ruler of the city- intrigue and revenge follows.</p><p></p><p><strong>King's Tear by Mark Anthony-</strong> Kelshara (bad lady) and Tyveris (our guy) go head to head for the King's Tear, Toz the prophesizing Kobold gets his revenge, and the story proves that the quill is mightier than the sword (when Oghma's in your corner). Ends with a daft fall out of the window moment- oh, well...</p><p></p><p><strong>The Family Business by James Lowder-</strong> Artus Cimber's old man was a highwayman, in this story Prince Azoun helps the young Artus come of age, or at least escape his fate.</p><p></p><p><strong>Grandfather's Toys by Jean Rabe-</strong> in which a Druid called Galvin helps Drollo to find his granddaughter, a detective novel in which the sleuth is a man of nature- it's okay.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Curse of Tegea by Troy Denning-</strong> Adon, dashing young(-ish) patriarch of Mystra dispels the curse of Tegea, eventually- this after making the self-worshipping Lord Gorgias see himself for what he is. Silly-ish in places.</p><p></p><p><strong>Dark Mirror by RA Salvatore-</strong> Drizzt helps slaughter a band of monsters that have kidnapped several villagers, then falls foul of a false promise and ends up returning a poor (and 'good') Goblin back to slavery (and death). He learns a lesson that will serve him well unto his end, but again- it's just okay.</p><p></p><p>Eleven stories, some better than others but all suffering (slightly) because of their brevity and therefore simplicity.</p><p></p><p>Read!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 7856162, member: 16069"] [B]#026 Realms of Valor Anthology Ed. James Lowder Read 15/11/19 to 17/11/19[/B] [ATTACH]115910[/ATTACH] What to say, it's a book of short stories encompassing the swiftly played out actions of various heroes in various location. Eleven stories to be exact, each one approx. 30 pages long, each gives an insight in to the people, the place and the moment. So, it's good- not great, and not my preferred story telling medium- the novel. Very easy to read, I gobbled it up. The eleven stories are- [B]The Lord of Lowhill by Douglas Niles[/B]- in which Pawldo the Halfling (Major/Merchant/Adventurer etc.) visits a skull themed disappearing castle and learns not to be greedy. Nice! [B]Elminster at the Magefair by Ed Greenwood[/B]- in which the 2 cool 4 skool Wizard does what it says in the title (accompanied by Storm Silverhand), wins the Fireball contest, gets involved in a little intrigue, makes an enemy and then heads home via several other planes of existence in time for tea and a shoot out with a Lich. If you like that sort of thing (it's a little silly in places) then read this. [B]One Last Drink by Christie Golden-[/B] in which a clutch of Vampires visit Mistledale with dinner (and more) in mind, certainly the most bloody and visceral of the tales in this tome- and all the better for it. Nice ending. [B]The Bargain by Elaine Cunningham-[/B] in which a pair of high ranking Harpers visit Calimport for intrigue and adventure, but mainly to prop up Pasha Balik's regime. It all works out in the end, slightly cheesey. [B]Patronage by David Cook-[/B] in which Koja, historian Monk from Horselords (and the Empires Trilogy) gets his book published and also gains a new patron- it's actually very good. [B]A Virtue by Reflection by Scott Ciencin-[/B] Zaz and the rest of his catpeople pay a visit to Arabel, and come to the notice of Myrmeen Lhal the ruler of the city- intrigue and revenge follows. [B]King's Tear by Mark Anthony-[/B] Kelshara (bad lady) and Tyveris (our guy) go head to head for the King's Tear, Toz the prophesizing Kobold gets his revenge, and the story proves that the quill is mightier than the sword (when Oghma's in your corner). Ends with a daft fall out of the window moment- oh, well... [B]The Family Business by James Lowder-[/B] Artus Cimber's old man was a highwayman, in this story Prince Azoun helps the young Artus come of age, or at least escape his fate. [B]Grandfather's Toys by Jean Rabe-[/B] in which a Druid called Galvin helps Drollo to find his granddaughter, a detective novel in which the sleuth is a man of nature- it's okay. [B]The Curse of Tegea by Troy Denning-[/B] Adon, dashing young(-ish) patriarch of Mystra dispels the curse of Tegea, eventually- this after making the self-worshipping Lord Gorgias see himself for what he is. Silly-ish in places. [B]Dark Mirror by RA Salvatore-[/B] Drizzt helps slaughter a band of monsters that have kidnapped several villagers, then falls foul of a false promise and ends up returning a poor (and 'good') Goblin back to slavery (and death). He learns a lesson that will serve him well unto his end, but again- it's just okay. Eleven stories, some better than others but all suffering (slightly) because of their brevity and therefore simplicity. Read! [/QUOTE]
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