The Lost Library of Cormanthyr
by Mel Odom
Lost Empires (book 1), Forgotten Realms novels (The Lost Empires — )
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Indiana Jones meets Dungeons & Dragons in this action-packed series opener about the secrets of the lost, ancient Forgotten Realms worldIs the Library of Cormanthyr just a myth? Or does it still stand . . . somewhere in the most ancient corners of Faerûn?
An intrepid human explorer sets out to find the truth and what starts as an archaeological expedition soon becomes a race against time as an undying avenger is determined to protect the secrets of the ancient, xenophobic elven empire of show more Cormanthyr. show less
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This was a wonderful adventure. Baylee, a ranger, whose companion is a female telepathic bat (Azmyth Bat) named Xuxa, is spurred onto an adventure to discover the Lost Library of Cormanthyr. This is 1 of 4 standalone books in a grouping called the Lost Empires. This journey has dark elves (drow), skeleton warriors, a lich and a festival of rangers! Priests, mages, rangers and magical items. The story flows well but my hero is Xuxa, who keeps eyes out for Baylee so he can take on his adventure!
I enjoyed the pace and balance in this book. Characters were sufficiently developed though not always deeply. The plot was neither linear nor totally scattered. My only criticism would be the rather abrupt ending; With only 30 pages left you are just getting to the finale. This type of ending left me without a good closure. This would make for a great first books in a series but I'm not sure if the author has written any other books continuing the adventures of the protagonist.
A fairly standard Forgotten Realms book but well done
Some of the awards the book has won would be the Bestseller, New England and Southern Independent Booksellers Associations.The story is about a boy want to find out why the library in his hometown was burnt.The type of Literary Element the book use is character because of how he want to live.The type of the diversity focus would be to find out more about your family.
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Mel Odom (born 1957 in California) is a writer who has published more than 140 books. He is best known for his novels of science fiction and fantasy, though he has also written non-fiction about computer gaming. He teaches undergraduate courses at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication in the Professional Writing program at the show more University of Oklahoma. One of his best known fantasy novels is The Rover (2001), which in 2002 won the Alex Award, an American Library Association award given to novels written for adults that would also appeal to young readers. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Lost Library of Cormanthyr
- Original publication date
- 1998-03 (1st printing) (1st printing)
- First words
- "May Lolth take your soul into her evil embrace, woman, as penance for killing us all!"
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It was a good feeling.
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- English, French
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
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