Mulmaster, nicknamed the "City of Danger," is the next stop on Volothamp Geddarm's research trip for his upcoming Guide to the Monsoon, and maybe his final resting place when the bailing out of a friend from the Mulmaster prison embroils Volo in a sinister plot that threatens the tenuous political stability of all Faerun. Original.
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This review is from: The Mage in the Iron Mask (Forgotten Realms Novel: The Nobles #4) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Nobles series just keeps on getting better and better, before this book that is. The Mage in the Iron Mask isnt a bad book, but lets just say by far it's the worst of the Nobles series. Thomsen just isnt a great writer like Salvatore or Anthony, because his last (and only other) book was worse than this one. The thing that makes it bad is not the characters, on the contrary, the characters are very good, especially the villains and the supporting characters. And its not the story either, the story is pretty good, just not all that original. The things that make his books bad are the stupid little puns he throws in, and with really bad taste. For example, in one part of this book, Rassendyll is complaining about his neck being chaffed from the mask. Passpout (whom the bad puns usually come from) tells a story about a mage that used to make this oil to put on rough skin to make it softer and make it feel better, the mages name was Oleigh. The item he was talking about he called Oil of Oleigh (Oil of Olay). There are worse one, such as a solder that's name is Nabors, but his friends call him GoMar, and he always says "golly" at the beginning of every sentence (from the show Gomer Pile, the actors name was Jim Nabors). That's basically the worse of it, the puns, there are a few other puns that have to do with other FR novels, but they aren't as bad. The reason the puns are so bad, is that, the reason we read FR novels(or any other fantasy novel) is that we want to escape this world and go into a fantasy for awhile. With Brian Thomsen's novels, you're constantly reminded of the real world, constantly reminded that this is just a novel that your reading, not a mythical story that the Forgotten Realms has been built to become. The story is good, filled with good adventure and fighting, but not all too serious drama here. Lots of comic things but not enough dramatic moments. Over all, a pretty good book (if you can look past those terrible puns), characters are good, story is decent, this book is basically just a "if there's nothing else on the shelf, read it" book. If you like good fantasy and drama, look someplace else.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Well....,
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This review is from: The Mage in the Iron Mask (Forgotten Realms Novel: The Nobles #4) (Mass Market Paperback)
Let's just say that it's not the most original story in the world. The characters aren't bad, and its a change to see things such as level limits mentioned in an AD&D novel...but apart from these, the book just hasn't got the flair of a great work!! Stick to the original book.
1.0 out of 5 stars
A trite waste of money,
This review is from: The Mage in the Iron Mask (Forgotten Realms Novel: The Nobles #4) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a sad rip off of the Man in the Iron Mask. The puns are so trite and uninspired that they are not even groaners. No one wants to hear about a monk named Abbe' Hoffman, or a man named Mason who wanted wine served before it's time. As a fellow reviewer indicated the bad puns drag you out of the fantasy world and remind you of the real world in an uninteresting way. I have to disagree with the assement that the characters or the writing was good in any way. This is probably the worst FR book I have ever read and I have read many of them. I suppose that is an achievement of sorts, to have avoided mediocrity is something even if to do so you have to be terrible. It sucks with an X, don't waste your money. My only regret is that i can't give this less than 1 star.
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