Shadows of Doom
by Ed Greenwood
Shadow of the Avatar (Book 1), Forgotten Realms novels (The Shadow of the Avatar — )
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Elminster's Doom It was the eve of the Time of Troubles. The chaos of spilled blood, lawless strife, monsters unleashed, and avatars roaming Faerûn was still to come. Unbeknownst to mortals, the gods had been summoned together, and among them was Mystra, grown proud and willful in the passing eons. With the others, she was about to be stripped of her godhood. The secret of her power gave her an idea. She made certain preparations, looking always for one who would be her successor . . . But show more until that person's ascension, her power must be preserved. A lone mortal must carry the greater share of her divine energy until the power could be reclaimed, and it was the fate of this mortal to risk being destroyed or driven wild, involuntarily and without warning. This was the occaision of Elminster's Doom. show lessTags
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read these in high school and decided to revisit them. this one is not bad, very much like a hack-and-slash game but it’s a good enough diversion in these pandemic times
This is one of the Elminster novels from the Forgotten Realms. How much you like this book likely depends on how you feel about Elminster. If he wasn't powerful enough before, it is about to get worse. Not bad, not great.
Elminster, rendered powerless by the start of the Time of Troubles, must protect a vast portion of Mystra's divine magic within his mortal body. He and his allies are hunted by long-lived enemies seeking to exploit this vulnerability.
The goddess of magic, Mystra, hides her power in Elminster to protect it as gods are stripped of their power and made mortal.
The goddess of magic, Mystra, hides her power in Elminster to protect it as gods are stripped of their power and made mortal.
Ed Greenwood consistently the most disappointing of the D&D authors I read in high school. This entry is just more of the same.
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Ed Greenwood was born on July 21 1959 in Canada. He is a fantasy writer and the original creator of the Forgotten Realms game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for Dragon magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sold the rights to the setting to TSR, the creators of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, in 1986. He show more has written many Forgotten Realms novels, as well as numerous articles and D&D game supplement books. Greenwood discovered the Dungeons & Dragons game in 1975 and soon became a regular player. He used the Realms as a setting for his campaigns, which centered around the fictional locales of Waterdeep and Shadowdale, locations that would figure prominently in his later writing. According to Greenwood, his players' thirst for detail pushed him to further develop the Forgotten Realms setting. His works include Shandril's Sage, The Elminster Series, The Shadow of the Avatar Trilogy, The Comyr Saga, The Harpers, The Sundering and The Iron Assassin. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Shadows of Doom
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- 1995-03
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- It is the doom of men that they never know quite enough wisdom until it is too late. --Elminster of Shadowdale
Hearken now to a tale of the Realms, ye haded lords, ladies, and gentiles. Oh, it is a grand tale, to be sure. It has murder, and magic, and lovemaking--and, as usuall, you'll misunderstand every word of it. Be not angry, min... (show all)d; the fault's not with you, or me. Life's like that, you see. --Lhaeo Rhindaun, Scribe to Elminster - First words
- There is a slim, dark and dusty tome few have ever read...
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Aye," the Old Mage said with a sigh that could not quite conceal his grin. "That, d'ye see, is old Elminster's doom."
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