The Road Home (Guardians of the Flame) [Paperback]

Joel Rosenberg (Author), Donato Giancola (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Guardians of the Flame | Publication Date: July 1, 1995

Hoping to intercept his bitter best friend's crusade to kill off all the slave masters in the land and keep the legend of the Warrior alive, baron Jason Cullinane is unaware that his search will force him into a dangerous pact. Reprint.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The seventh entry in the Guardians of the the Flame fantasy series carries on the heroic adventures in magic of 18-year-old Jason Cullinane, world-weary Walter Slovotsky and their creaturely companions. The recent war with Faerie has left the land devastated and Jason's father dead. Newcomers to the series must discover for themselves that the present action occurs on This Side and that wisecracking Walter is from the Other Side, where in another life he dug Snoopy, the Grateful Dead, Nick and Nora and other anachronisms that slip into Jason's medieval world. Also on hand is Ellogen, the flying dragon who taxis Walter around. The plot has the Slavers Guild arising and trying to enlist Jason and Walter in its toils. More interesting are Walter's personal travails, e.g., whether he will divorce his wife, pregnant by another man, and marry Aeia, whom he long ago delivered from the slavers. This helter-skelter story, whose vulgarity will be best enjoyed by teens, suggests Rosenberg may have run dry with this series.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

In the seventh installment of Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame series, the major characters are Walter Slovotsky, who has to reconcile himself to not only the loss of his wife but also to going questing with his wife's lover, and Jason Cullinane, who is slowly growing into his father boots. One part of that growth involves questing with a member of the Slavers' Guild, and that is not the yarn's only complication. The pace is brisk, and the world building and wit hold up, so this book will not disappoint those who've followed the series so far. Roland Green --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Roc; Reprint edition (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451454502
• ISBN-13: 978-0451454508
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #714,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars When Are we Going Home?!?!?, September 10, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: The Road Home (Guardians of the Flame) (Paperback)

I could tell early on in this book that it was going to be a wrap-up of The Road to Ehvenor, which was excellent. After The Heir Apparent, in which Karl Cullinane died, the books have spent a lot of time re-creating the entire world of the Guardians of the Flame Series, which Karl had come to dominate. However, It did not address many of the issues that The Heir Apparent left unanswered, such as: (1) Whatever happened to Professor Deighton, whose final scene with Titania after Karl's death foreshadowed an entirely different storyline than what folloewd? (2) What about all the "strange things coming out of Faerie" that escaped at the end of The Road to Ehvenor? (3) Most Importantly, are any of the characters EVER going to come in contact with the Other Side? They seem to be getting too old and fragile (Ahira notwithstanding) to survive much longer in the Eren Regions. I guess my point is, Joel Rosenberg has told just enough and left plenty enough out so that I will ALWAYS check the bookshelves for the next Guardians of the Flame book. I have a feeling that's what he intended all along. JP

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guardian's of the Flame is one of my favorite series, March 29, 1998

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This review is from: The Road Home (Guardians of the Flame) (Paperback)

Rosenberg's flair for character interaction has produced one of my favorite characters: Walter Slovotsky. I have enjoyed re-reading the series many times. He HAS left some aspects of the series unfinished as of yet and I eagerly await their conclusion.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it -- and I want the next one!, September 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Road Home (Guardians of the Flame) (Paperback)

I finally found a copy of this and The Road to Ehvenor, and now I see what the fuss was all about.

Terrific books. Best in the series, and that's a lot to say.