So Waterdeep was a vast improvement on Tantras. Kelemvor and Midnight almost ruined it for me with their high school level romance, but the intricacies of Cyric's relationship with the sword, Adon's struggle and insights into the world of religion and philosophy in Faerun, and a healthy dose of Myrkul made it all worth it.If you're struggling in the middle of this book keep going. It gets SO much better. It takes you inside the Realm of the Dead and all the amazingly horrible things that lie within. Also, you get to read about actions that could only happen with impossible rolls. Somehow I seriously doubt Myrkul wouldn't see a giant griffon riding right for him... Maybe he rolled a 1 on Spot?Anyway, I feel as though romance has a place in literature but in non-romance novels it shouldn't be the focus. I'm rather frustrated with how many pages Kelemvor and Midnight took with their petty arguments. While it was interesting to see their relationship, I could've done without a few less windows in.Upon reading the end of this book I felt great satisfaction. Although there were things I would've changed or written differently I highly recommend it.
2/10[Recensione cumulativa per l'intera trilogia]Immaginate di assistere in qualità di spettatore non giocante a una sessione di Dungeons&Dragons. Ora immaginate che tutti i giocatori siano lui. Ecco, la sensazione che si prova leggendo questa trilogia è più o meno questa: una successione di banalità accuratamente scelte per essere il più banali, generiche e mosce possibile. Non per niente Dungeons&Dragons è stato concepito sotto forma di gioco: leggere il resoconto di sessioni altrui è di solito un'esperienza eccitante quanto assistere a una gara di velocità tra lumache. Qui poi sembra che si sia voluta deliberatamente ricercare una trama (come anche dei personaggi) generica e già sentita, appunto per richiamare nella mente del lettore quella che vuole essere la "tipica" avventura di D&D - e perciò togliendo ogni peculiarità alla storia e rendendola ancora più dimenticabile di quanto normalmente sia un romanzo basato interamente su un universo arcifamoso e trito e ritrito.
Like so many of the Forgotten Realms books, this series was written by several people under one pen name - Richard Awlinson. I didn't realize that when I started the books. I knew pretty quickly that something had changed within the first few chapters, the writing style was very different. Towards the end of this book, I decided I liked the style of this writer, Troy Denning, better than the style of Scott Ciencin, the author of the first two. Great fantasy adventure and a great finish to the story set in the original trilogy.
—Dan
Se nota el cambio de escritor tras el pseudónimo, puede que en esta novela sucedan más cosas y mejor contadas que en las otras dos juntas. El ritmo se acelera y la escala de poderes sube varios peldaños de golpe, se nota que aún queda mucho que contar y apenas se ha avanzado nada en la horrible Tantras. Con más fluidez, sabor a aventuras de niveles altos y poca atención a los detalles para centrarse en los sucesos, redime un poco la saga aunque pierda en seriedad y coherencia por momentos. Está claro que los dioses ya no son lo que eran... Añadir que en la traducción no pusieron demasiado mimo, hay momentos que conocía de otras fuentes y que chirrían por ello
—David
The third book was better than the previous two. The events of the plot are happening quickly now and the main characters are trying to get to Waterdeep. The book assumes you've read the first two books and it also assumes a certain degree of familiarity with the Forgotten Realms setting as well. The story was smoother and it felt a better read than the first two. There are a lot of unanswered questions even at the end though, even though it's supposed to be a trilogy. Too bad there's still not enough delving into character motivations though. Wizards of the Coast subsequently published two more books to complete the story.
—David
