The Fractured Sky: The Empyrean Odyssey, Book II (Forgotten Realms) [Mass Market Paperback]

Thomas M. Reid (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 2008

What brings a demon to the gates of heaven?

The half-fiend Kaanyr Vhok finally arrives at the destination he has sacrificed so much to achieve--he is in the heart of Celestia with his lover and consort, the succubus Aliisza. Only to find that the House of the Triad is falling apart, and he is bound by a vengeful Aliisza and a renegade angel into trying to save it--not exactly the goal he had in mind.

The second full-length novel in The Empyrean Odyssey, The Fractured Sky continues to follow War of the Spider Queen favorites Aliisza and Kaanyr Vhok as the pair of fiends struggle to escape the heart of a deeply troubled Celestia while bound to a particularly determined angel.

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About the Author

Thomas M. Reid, a former creative director and brand manager for both TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast, Inc., lives and writes in Texas. He is the father of three--not including the cats.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786948078
• ISBN-13: 978-0786948079
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #623,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unhappy, September 11, 2009

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Kandei-chan - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fractured Sky: The Empyrean Odyssey, Book II (Forgotten Realms) (Mass Market Paperback)

This second book in the series is, I feel, mediocre at best.

Without giving away any spoilers, WoTC's efforts of meddling in the Forgotten Realms landscape are clearly apparent. Everything is becoming 4th edition D&D and because of that the author couldn't follow his usual form. Please don't interpret this review as a negative mark against Thomas M. Reid, as it is not. He's still an exceptional author; however, you can't write a good book if the creative carpet, so to speak, is pulled out from underneath you. :)

The other one star review mirrors my feelings about this piece. It's simply not worth buying.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, January 15, 2009

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jordanz - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fractured Sky: The Empyrean Odyssey, Book II (Forgotten Realms) (Mass Market Paperback)

Wow. I really didn't like this book. Boring, lack of character development, and overall plot sillyness. Basically this book could be summarized as a Joyride through the upper planes intersped with unoriginal and uninspiring battle scenes and lame "good versus bad" meanderings. ALl done with yet with very little description and life. Every encounter is "Dog headed archon guards door or 6 dog headed archons mob characters". The lore, majesty, and intrigue of the Upper planes is all pretty much ignored for the most part. The characters themselves show no development from the previously book. Bad really bad.

5.0 out of 5 stars My 5 cents, i guess?, June 11, 2010

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This review is from: The Fractured Sky: The Empyrean Odyssey, Book II (Forgotten Realms) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really liked this trilogy in general. I agree with people in earlier reviws about the angels beeing annoying as hell, but it was all worth it just to see them all "get it" in the end. The setting was interesting, with the whole "Celestia", definately different. Some of the situations the characters got themselves into, well they should have had a harder time gettion out, but that did not bother me much. And the trilogy explained the Spellplague!!! Yay! This was the first story I read with it, and later on, when I read "Unclean, Undead and Unholy"(another great trilogy) i was clear on that part. Overall, i think this deserves more the 3 stars :)