Resurrection: War of the Spider Queen, Book VI (R.A Salvatore Presents the War of the Spider Queen) [Hardcover]

Paul S. Kemp (Author)

Book Description

Series: R.A Salvatore Presents the War of the Spider Queen | Publication Date: April 1, 2005

The final volume in the New York Times best-selling saga of civil war and chaos in the darkest part of the Forgotten Realms setting.

This latest title drives the civil upheaval among one of the most popular races in the Forgotten Realms setting to its epic conclusion. Several of the previous titles in this series hit the New York Times best-seller list upon initial release. Best-selling author R.A. Salvatore wrote the prologue to Resurrection and consulted on the series, lending his expertise as the author who brought drow society to the forefront of the Forgotten Realms setting.

AUTHOR BIO: Paul S. Kemp is the author of several previous Forgotten Realms titles, including Shadow’s Witness, Twilight Falling, and Dawn of Night. He also contributed a short story to The Halls of Stormweather.

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About the Author

PAUL S. KEMP is the author of several previous Forgotten Realms titles, including Shadow's Witness, Twilight Falling, and Dawn of Night. He also contributed a short story to The Halls of Stormweather.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786936401
• ISBN-13: 978-0786936403
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Kemp enjoys good beer, good wine, good company, and a fine scotch every now and again. He writes sword and sorcery and space opera and works very hard to make them a fun ride.

While his mind is often in the Forgotten Realms or the Galaxy Far, Far, Away, his body lives in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, with his wife Jennifer, his twin sons, his daughter, and their various and sundry pets.

He is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the University of Michigan law school. When he's not writing , he practices corporate law in Detroit. Yes, that does make him a tool of "the Man," for which he shall bear everlasting shame.

He hopes you enjoy his novels.

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All Good Things Must Come to a BAD ENDING, May 3, 2005

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B. Roque - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resurrection: War of the Spider Queen, Book VI (R.A Salvatore Presents the War of the Spider Queen) (Hardcover)

I purchased all the hard covers for this book from Dissolution to Resurrection. The first five books were excellent. The final book is a complete disappointment. You have this plot from the first book to the last that Lolth was supposed to change into something fantastic that will change the Forgotten Realms for ever. Nothing special happened to Lolth. She changed her address and appearance, that is it. Plus there were characters that did not deserve to die and their deaths were very simple.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars All's well that ends okay...., April 30, 2005

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Derek J. January - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resurrection: War of the Spider Queen, Book VI (R.A Salvatore Presents the War of the Spider Queen) (Hardcover)

Well, I must say I did enjoy this series of books, but the way the whole thing ended was a bit disappointing. It seemed to offer more questions than it acutally answered. I was mad that my favorite character had to die and was even madder than another character died in a way in which he should not have been killed. He was meant to die a "different" way. There were a few storylines for earlier books in the series that never got resolved. I look forward to the possibility of this story continuing in another saga, but we'll have to wait and see I guess. All in all, I found the ending to a great saga to be a little thin...

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Same problem here I see in the others, May 10, 2005

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BlackJoker (In a Land Far Far Away) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resurrection: War of the Spider Queen, Book VI (R.A Salvatore Presents the War of the Spider Queen) (Hardcover)

The core problem that I had with the ending is that it felt largely anti-climactic...to put it mildly. The best way I can explain it is this, for those that have ever played an RPG before, imagine someone randomly proxying someones character at apparently random intervals. There was some continuity in the characters but the core problem was that there were sudden shifts in characters taht seemed to exist for no apparent reasons.

*slight spoilers*
1) The convert to Elialistree seemed fairly strong and secure in her faith, now suddenly she's having HUGE doubts and questioning her faith.
2) Jeggred jumps from dumb sadist, to cunning soldier, to suddenly able to quip back at the wizard and is also suddenly able to easily transfer loyalty...
3) On the series in General there are periods of good writing but is then followed by what seems like forced slapdash pieces. The transformation of Lolth is one of them.

I'm not asking for a happy ending, I'm not asking for an ending where good triumphs. What I ask for is that the books go along at at least a stable pace and it doesn't seem like they suddenly pull pieces of plot out of their patoot.