Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Greyhawk Classics) [Mass Market Paperback]

Paul Kidd (Author)

Book Description

Series: Greyhawk | Publication Date: October 1, 2001

Revisiting classic adventures has been extremely successful.Queen of the Demonweb Pits was one of the most popular adventures ever created for the Dungeons & Dragons game. This novelization appeals to those who have played through the adventure, as well as to those who have an interest in drow elves--one of the most popular races in the game.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786919035
• ISBN-13: 978-0786919031
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,206,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wildly exciting, January 12, 2002

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Greyhawk Classics) (Mass Market Paperback)

The spider goddess Lolth burns for revenge, and she yearns for conquest. The Justicar and his fairie companion Escalla humiliated her, and destroyed her body on Oerth. Now is the time for revenge: to bring all of Oerth to heel, and destroy Escalla and the Justicar. So now, the Justicar and his companions must avoid the deadly opponents that Lolth has placed on their trail, and thwart her plans to destroy their entire world.

I must admit that I had trouble taking this book seriously at first: a ruthless ranger in love with a thong-wearing fairie? However, Paul Kidd succeeds in weaving a story that is wildly exciting and mildly funny. When I picked it up, I did not realize that this book was part of a series, the cover does not tell you that it is. Fortunately, though, this book functions quite well as a stand-alone story. So, the bottom line is that I loved this book, and highly recommend it to you.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and adventure all rolled in a cute fairy butt, December 28, 2001

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Emmanuel Umoren (Oswego, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Greyhawk Classics) (Mass Market Paperback)

This third book was awwesome! Escalla and Justicar are back most definately. The challenge of taking on Lloth and her demonic horde was both exciting and still had the sheer hilarity of the previous books. The ending was a bit much but was still true to the E&J style that's been prevalent throughout the 3 books. I can't wait to read more!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another winner, but isn't it rather munchkin?, October 30, 2001

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snowy "Lorne Vallen" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Greyhawk Classics) (Mass Market Paperback)

Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler

The fairy is back, and boy does she have plans, big naughty plans.

And who should be interfering with her plans and her girl talk with the sphinx Enid but femme fatale Lloth who gated in a massive horde to the world of greyhawk to invade, plunder, destroy, invade, plunder, destroy, invade, plunder, destroy, ..., well, you get the idea.

Unfortunately, the book has several illogical development. Even with Flanaess in general turmoil in the aftermath of the Greyhawk wars, could such an invasion be unnoticed and unheeded by the powers that be ?

Second, Justicar and his band certain came a long way since their adventure in White Plume mountains, but to take on Lloth and her minions in her lair? While the author did not overload the characters with too many powerful weapons (staff of lich, wand of frost, super-sword Benellux, sentient hell-hound pelt etc doesn't seem to count for too much against demons), readers get a dissatisfied feeling that the foes they faced were just
too wimpy. But then, this is Greyhawk, not Forgotten Realms or
Dragonlance.

However, breaking Enid from the afterlife was just a tad too much.

Otherwise, it is a rather interesting book, with realisitic development between characters, romance, seduction, anger, possessiveness, honour and what-nots. The author gave a good account of Justicar's past and his recognition of the flaws of his previous mentor Recca. Romance between human and sphinx is a new avenue, but so far, little words were used as judiciously possible, after all, what can a teenager say to an all-wise sphinx? Even Cinders have some development of its own, learning several suprising tricks.

While readers would enjoy the characterisation, veterans would feel cheated by the less than titanic battle between the rangers' band and the queen of the demonweb pit.