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<blockquote data-quote="Ibrandul" data-source="post: 8348998" data-attributes="member: 6871736"><p>I enjoyed this one, though like you I didn't love it. I don't mind so much when an FR author diverges from the typical D&D tropes regarding strong villains, climactic battles, etc., or even subverts those expectations entirely—perhaps because the D&D I run is somewhat skewed away from combat compared to the average DM (my ideal campaign is 25% exploration, 25% combat, 50% interaction; in the end a different system like The Dark Eye or The One Ring is better suited to my style, though I end up making do with almost exclusively D&D 5e due to its prevalence and simplicity). But the novel still falls at or near the bottom of my Sembia rankings, for most of the reasons you mention.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of which, I'm very curious to hear what you think of the final two books in the series, and what your ultimate "best to worst" order will be. The Sembia series was for a long time (and maybe still is) thought of as one of the best FR series for new readers to start out with. It is, to my knowledge, still the only FR series to be reissued in its entirety with new covers (I think the originals are better, if only because they're much more distinctive; you appear to have some of each style), and with a new series tagline/subtitle: "Sembia: Gateway to the Realms" and corresponding "the perfect introduction"-type back cover copy.</p><p></p><p>My own list for the five you've read so far would be:</p><p>1. Shadow's Witness (bk. 2)</p><p>2. Black Wolf (bk. 4)</p><p>3. Halls of Stormweather (bk. 1)</p><p>4. Shattered Mask (bk. 3)</p><p>5. Heirs of Prophecy (bk. 5)</p><p></p><p>... leaving books 6 and 7 (about both of which I have very strong opinions) unranked for now, so as not to influence your own reading of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ibrandul, post: 8348998, member: 6871736"] I enjoyed this one, though like you I didn't love it. I don't mind so much when an FR author diverges from the typical D&D tropes regarding strong villains, climactic battles, etc., or even subverts those expectations entirely—perhaps because the D&D I run is somewhat skewed away from combat compared to the average DM (my ideal campaign is 25% exploration, 25% combat, 50% interaction; in the end a different system like The Dark Eye or The One Ring is better suited to my style, though I end up making do with almost exclusively D&D 5e due to its prevalence and simplicity). But the novel still falls at or near the bottom of my Sembia rankings, for most of the reasons you mention. Speaking of which, I'm very curious to hear what you think of the final two books in the series, and what your ultimate "best to worst" order will be. The Sembia series was for a long time (and maybe still is) thought of as one of the best FR series for new readers to start out with. It is, to my knowledge, still the only FR series to be reissued in its entirety with new covers (I think the originals are better, if only because they're much more distinctive; you appear to have some of each style), and with a new series tagline/subtitle: "Sembia: Gateway to the Realms" and corresponding "the perfect introduction"-type back cover copy. My own list for the five you've read so far would be: 1. Shadow's Witness (bk. 2) 2. Black Wolf (bk. 4) 3. Halls of Stormweather (bk. 1) 4. Shattered Mask (bk. 3) 5. Heirs of Prophecy (bk. 5) ... leaving books 6 and 7 (about both of which I have very strong opinions) unranked for now, so as not to influence your own reading of them. [/QUOTE]
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