Quick FR book question

[Clumsy Bob]

Hi,

If Death of the Dragon is the third Cormyr novel, what are the first two called? And briefly what are they about, and are they any good. (actually thats three questions! never mind )

 

[Alzrius]

I'll answer this before the moderators slide this over to the "Fantasy & Sci Fi Books, Movies and TV" forum where it belongs.

The Cormyr Sage is made up of three books, Cormyr: A Novel by Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb, Beyond the High Road, by Troy Denning, and Death of a Dragon, by Troy Denning and Ed Greenwood. I'll endeavor to give a short description of the first two, despite not having read them (so I can't say how good they are). If I'm wrong here, anyone feel free to correct me.

Cormyr: A Novel is about an assassination attempt on Corymyr's King Azoun IV, and tells the story of his youth and how he grew up to become king.

Beyond the High Road is the story of Azoun's daughter, Princess Alusair, going out to find adventure, and dealing with the awakening of ancient evils called the ghazneths, bent on destroying Cormyr.

For more information, check out the section of WotC's page on books of the Forgotten Realms that deals with The Cormyr Saga.

 

[ThomasBJJ]

I never read Cormyr: A Novel, but "High Road" and "Death of the Dragon" were good. High Road was really good, but ended in an almost cliff hanger.

 

[Faraer]

Cormyr: A Novel is two parallel narratives, of the history of Cormyr and of an attempt to assassin King Azoun IV and its repercussions. It's a wonderful resource on the kingdom of Cormyr. The other two are straightforward -- but moving -- stories in the Realms-Shattering Event mode. You can skip Beyond the High Road without too much trouble.