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Once a prosperous and peaceful river valley, Aglirta has fallen into lawlessness, studded with feuding baronies engaged in a constant state of war. But the land is kingless no more for the Sleeping King of legend, King Kelgrael, has been awakened by the efforts of the Band of Four. While inhuman and dark forces lurk behind the scenes, the Band of Four must set out again on an arduous quest for the secret that will allow the kingdom to return to the safety and prosperity of its former glory.Tags
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I like some of Ed Greenwood's novels, but this one suffers from one of Ed's worst tendencies - something has to die every page. Not only that, but every enemy is super deadly and the heroes constantly escape by narrow margins, fleeing from one unsafe refuge to another, to another, to some friend who can't be trusted, on and on. That tends to make actual plot and creating a setting very difficult.
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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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- Canonical title
- The Vacant Throne
- Original publication date
- 2000
- Epigraph
- What is a king?
A grand figure on a throne
To be cursed at, and revered
The butt of muttered blame
And whispered intrigues
Of those who reach ever for more.
Cheered and gossiped over
Loved most in hindsig... (show all)ht
Obeyed when near and girt in power
The one who leads
The one who sends forth
The one whose gentlest word can slay.
Throw down kings who displease or despoil,
For the gods send an endless supply of new ones.
Had I the room and riches, I'd take home a few
And train them properly.
'Twould save much wear and tear on the kingdom.
-From Crowns For Sale
by the Bard Castlan of Lithrie
penned in the days of King Mortrymm
(ever so long ago) - Dedication
- To Sal, fellow dreamer, for whom the journey shineth always as brightly as the destination.
- First words
- The old minstrel shook his head.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Who shall pay the final price next, I wonder?
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