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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8405240" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#139 Best of the Realms Ed. RA Salvatore </strong></p><p><strong>Read 16/9/21 to 23/9/21</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]144250[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I don't know what to tell you... even back in the day if this was the best of anything, well... I'd probably not have gone looking for anymore of the Forgotten Realms series.</p><p></p><p>It's not terrible, of course, it's just a collection of stories that are collectively- okay, there's a few that are a bit lively, or else do something a little different to stir the reader but for the most part.</p><p></p><p>Even the finale, the Salvatore run out for Artemis and Jarlaxle, it's really nothing special.</p><p></p><p>This collection took me eight days (that's a very long time) to get through, admittedly I've read all but three of the stories before in other anthologies here, and so the three new tales (for me) are-</p><p></p><p><strong>Darksword by Troy Denning</strong>- and I'll be honest after reading this one I'm not looking forward to the Return of the Archwizards series, which- of course, is coming up next. I'm not sure why Melegaunt Tanthul is popular, he does absolutely nothing for me. The story, and this is a terrible thing to say- I've forgotten it, it made not a mark.</p><p></p><p><strong>Assassin's Shadow by Jess Lebow</strong>- I dislike Karsus, and everything Netherese, and yet even here the story is achingly simple, we're about to behold for the first time the magnificent floating city, and... water and people get to strange places, and that's about all of the breath-taking beauty/magic/weirdness etc. that there is to feat the eyes upon. It's sparse, as is the plot- and a little, well... meh.</p><p></p><p><strong>Empty Joys by RA Salvatore</strong>- it's alright, very definitely the lightest, most uncomplicated and/or unsophisticated piece or writing that I've read on this journey from the pen of the mostly otherwise excellent Mr. Salvatore. </p><p></p><p>I get that you can't lift a lot of weight with a short story, the word count is agin you, and yet knowing this the reader expects punchy, so a few of the tales here fall into this category (but they're not the three above, and so are reviewed elsewhere in other anthologies).</p><p></p><p>The majority of the stories here are interesting, I guess, if the Forgotten Realms et al is already your patch- but this isn't the gateway drug you are looking for. It's flat, it's Christmas (possibly) and here's another anthology, a best of- just another pay day (maybe).</p><p></p><p>Just for info- I'm in a great mood atm, I promise you, I'm not just swinging at this one because someone earlier in the day rattled my cage.</p><p></p><p>A mostly flat book, edging towards dull in places.</p><p></p><p>Read.</p><p></p><p>Stay safe and well you lovely people.</p><p></p><p>Goonalan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 8405240, member: 16069"] [B]#139 Best of the Realms Ed. RA Salvatore Read 16/9/21 to 23/9/21[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="185px"]144250[/ATTACH] I don't know what to tell you... even back in the day if this was the best of anything, well... I'd probably not have gone looking for anymore of the Forgotten Realms series. It's not terrible, of course, it's just a collection of stories that are collectively- okay, there's a few that are a bit lively, or else do something a little different to stir the reader but for the most part. Even the finale, the Salvatore run out for Artemis and Jarlaxle, it's really nothing special. This collection took me eight days (that's a very long time) to get through, admittedly I've read all but three of the stories before in other anthologies here, and so the three new tales (for me) are- [B]Darksword by Troy Denning[/B]- and I'll be honest after reading this one I'm not looking forward to the Return of the Archwizards series, which- of course, is coming up next. I'm not sure why Melegaunt Tanthul is popular, he does absolutely nothing for me. The story, and this is a terrible thing to say- I've forgotten it, it made not a mark. [B]Assassin's Shadow by Jess Lebow[/B]- I dislike Karsus, and everything Netherese, and yet even here the story is achingly simple, we're about to behold for the first time the magnificent floating city, and... water and people get to strange places, and that's about all of the breath-taking beauty/magic/weirdness etc. that there is to feat the eyes upon. It's sparse, as is the plot- and a little, well... meh. [B]Empty Joys by RA Salvatore[/B]- it's alright, very definitely the lightest, most uncomplicated and/or unsophisticated piece or writing that I've read on this journey from the pen of the mostly otherwise excellent Mr. Salvatore. I get that you can't lift a lot of weight with a short story, the word count is agin you, and yet knowing this the reader expects punchy, so a few of the tales here fall into this category (but they're not the three above, and so are reviewed elsewhere in other anthologies). The majority of the stories here are interesting, I guess, if the Forgotten Realms et al is already your patch- but this isn't the gateway drug you are looking for. It's flat, it's Christmas (possibly) and here's another anthology, a best of- just another pay day (maybe). Just for info- I'm in a great mood atm, I promise you, I'm not just swinging at this one because someone earlier in the day rattled my cage. A mostly flat book, edging towards dull in places. Read. Stay safe and well you lovely people. Goonalan. [/QUOTE]
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