Actually, the info from Prison of the Flamebringer will be in the FR evil-characters book coming out soon. Hooray for Bazim-Gorag!
I've fallen behind on FR products for a while now, because I DMed homebrews and Eberron, but this still looks really interesting. I love the history of the Realms, which this has in spades, and the monster conversions are welcome.
Oh, and is it just me, or does the Ten Player Reasons to buy Ancient Empires seem more sarcastic than that feature usually does?
Demiurge out.