Dragon Forge: Draconic Prophecies, Book 2 (The Draconic Prophecies) [Mass Market Paperback]

James Wyatt (Author)

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Series: The Draconic Prophecies | Publication Date: April 7, 2009

A heroic battle to uphold the balance of Eberron(R)

Gaven has fulfilled part of the prophecy and become the Storm Dragon. Now he seeks the Draconic Prophecy at its source in Argonessen, the dragon nation--but as he travels toward that ancient continent, Gaven may discover more than he suspected.

Meanwhile, Aundairian loyalists--assisted by a sinister dragon cabal--are assembling the Dragon Forge: an eldritch machine designed to harness the power of a Siberys dragonmark and amplify it. In this case, to create a devastating storm of hail and acid rain to go before Aundair's armies as they march into the Eldeen Reaches. And they know just the dragonmarked to use...

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James Wyatt is an award-winning game designer at Wizards of the Coast and one of the designers of the Eberron Campaign Setting. He wrote the City of the Spider QueenTM and Oriental AdventuresTM game supplements, and co-authored numerous roleplaying game products. He grew up in Ithaca, New York, and now lives in Washington State with his wife and son.


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• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (April 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786951052
• ISBN-13: 978-0786951055
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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James Wyatt is an award-winning game designer at Wizards of the Coast and one of the designers of the Eberron Campaign Setting. He wrote the City of the Spider Queen and Oriental Adventures game supplements, and co-authored numerous roleplaying game products. He grew up in Ithaca, New York, and now lives in Washington State with his wife and son.

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This review is from: Dragon Forge: Draconic Prophecies, Book 2 (The Draconic Prophecies) (Mass Market Paperback)

I was jonesing for an Eberron fix and I'd exhausted the available supply of Keith Baker novels - The Draconic Prophecies fills that need but doesn't feel as satisfying. It does feel like a reader needs to be familiar with the 3.5 rules more so than they are familiar with literary conventions in the genre. When Wyatt is cooking, you get that rush of feeling like you're deep in a game, a kick-ass D'n'D combat session that is so orthodox that can see a 5' grid in front of you. When he goes off the boil, the character development interludes feel flat and cliché ridden; once the grid is gone, you're listening to teenage voices "roleplaying" as adult characters. The plot is painfully convoluted and what starts out as an earth shattering Prophecy, ends up feeling a bit dull, as each fight is dominated by characters "predestined" to survive. It's great material if you're running an Eberron campaign, but not so great if you're looking for a good fantasy novel. I'm not a hater, but about 20 pages in I was struggling to go the distance.