Crown of Fire (Forgotten Realms) [Mass Market Paperback]

Ed Greenwood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 1994

Adventurer on the Run!

Once Shandril was a humble kitchen maid.

Now she's one of the most powerful magic-users in the land.

And a lot of people want her dead.

The evil Zhentarim, the powerful Cult of the Dragon—all of them want her spellfire, and they'll kill whoever they must to get it. There's only one thing for Shandril to do: run. With the aid of Elminster of Shadowdale, the Knights of Myth Drannor, her lover, and a determined dwarf, she'll wield her magic for the cause of good. But if her magic becomes too powerful, her friends won’t have a choice.

They’ll kill her themselves.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A young woman's power draws the forces of both good and evil in this latest addition to the Harpers' series set in The Forgotten Realms.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

ED GREENWOOD has written numerous articles, game products, columns, short stories, and novels. Among his most recent novels are Death of the Dragon (with Troy Denning) and Elminster in Hell. Greenwood resides in the Canadian province of Ontario. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (April 19, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560768398
• ISBN-13: 978-1560768395
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,414,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms setting, is the best-selling author of hundreds of novels, game products, and articles. His most recent novel for Wizards of the Coast is The City of Splendors, a collaboration with Elaine Cunningham. He is also the author of the Band of Four novels published by Tor Books.

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Something Funny Happened on the Way to Silverymoon, December 6, 2000

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MellyH "withthewookie" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crown of Fire (Forgotten Realms) (Mass Market Paperback)

I read Spellfire a while back and chanced upon this book at a local bookstore. Knowing exactly what I was getting into, but knowing I had to find a resolution, I bought the book.

Everybody in Faerun seems to know the waif of a girl, Shandril, who throws jets of flame out of her eyes, ears and fingers, and half of them want her power for their own. She is on the run through the whole book. She outruns and outkills every army of Zhentarim she meets up with and manages to get her weakling husband killed two more times. Yes, implausible and inhumanitarian, yet it's what keeps you going.

Now, in the previous book we meet all sorts of interesting characters from the Forbidden Realms. There is the comedy duo of Torm and Rathan, the all powerful Elminster and the host of evil Zhentarim. Most of them make a quick show in the book, but are mostly scenery added to entice. Sorry, no more dragons, it would seem she killed them all.

What the reader might overlook is that from first to second book, only a minimal amount of time has passed, so the main characters cannot have progressed as much as desired. They are as they were in Spellfire.

I think maybe the heroine could have cried a lot less; it might have endeared her to me more. I think the unworldly husband, Narm, could have died less and helped more. Maybe even a tad bit of RESOLUTION would have helped. Is there going to be a third? I mean, they never quite make it to their destination. Not hoping, only curious.

There is some nude scenes in this book, so it is PG-13. Buyer Beware!!

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Sequel to Spellfire, July 6, 2000

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Allan Bradley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crown of Fire (Forgotten Realms) (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought this book was better than most other people judging by their reviews.It builds the characters back grounds & shows their maturing.I'm partial to the Harpers & Knights of Myth Drannor who keep popping up to save the day.Read SPELLFIRE first then this book,it will make more sense & together they present a good story.Others mention how weak Narm is as a magic user,in the first book he was in AD&D terms a first or 2nd level magic user,in this book he casts a lightning bolt spell,(that's a spell you can only cast at 5th level or higher)He's gained 2-3 levels since the first book,not to shabby... Not everyone can be Elminster or Khelben Blackstaff....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great!! but..., October 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Crown of Fire (Forgotten Realms) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have a few gripes w/ this book. First of all, Narm is one of the most annoying character ever. Couldn't he have been, just slightly less... whiny, whimpering and wussy? ^_~ Seriously, it's not too bad. I love the Hidden House, and how the characters interact. I just think the little morale Shandril yells at the lich and Narm's weakling attitude were too much. Aside from that, I really enjoyed it. It's even more action-packed than the first one.