Customer Reviews

War in Tethyr (Forgotten Realms: The Nobles #2)

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This story has no basic story line, is a jumble of lots of characters, is completely unexpected, and is a great novel! This one of a kind novel is completely a surprise to the reader, because you never know what Zaranda will get into next. One minute things are looking good, and next, she's doomed. Even though the backside of the novel is completely wrong, you still are surprised at every turn. The mix of different kinds of characters is good, but not unique, but they come and go pretty fast. By that I don't mean that they die fast, no, some just leave, and that is definitely unique in a FR novel. The story is serious, but some parts, even intense parts, make you laugh, mostly because of the absurdity of bad things that happen and the ways that they happen. A lot of this story is on the edge excitement or action, and little on romance. But like the novel before it, this one also has aging and not too healthy characters, so adds to the realism. I thought it would be hard to have a novel come close to King Pinch in quality, but War in Tethyr does it. A really good novel, that should be read by every FR fan out there, or just any fantasy novel reader, because this one has something in it for every one.

I don't know how this book got so many good reviews. From the first chapter, I was bored out of my mind. The author spends entirely too much time describing EVERY LITTLE DETAIL, and that includes the unimportant characters about to be killed. Meanwhile, the main character is perfect. Absolutely perfect in every possible way. The perfect warrior, sorceress, leader, rebel, and mother. Not to mention the fact that she's exceedingly beautiful. I can't remember another character who annoyed me so much just by being her wonderful, arrogant self. The only reason I even gave this book two stars instead of one is because at the end, you finally get to see what part the sorceress Nyadnar has in all of this. That part was creative, but the rest was just plain dull. Try to avoid this title unless you feel compelled to read every single Forgotten Realms title.

Having just completed all the other Nobles novels I think it is safe to say that this is the best of the series. Zaranda is a little bit too perfect, but over all the book really only had 2 flaws. The first is the traitor. I knew who it was before it was even going to be an issue that there was an inkling of a possible traitor existing. The other is the rather overwhelming neglect of one of the best possible secondary characters in all the FR. The Orcish paladin, Shield of Innocence, is really little more than a name who beheads people. I would have liked to have seen more of him as he was portrayed in the last coupla chapters. Otherwise a decent novel.

This is just a boring book, with no decent plot. The only reason to read it is if you own Lands of Intrigue and want to know the real story behind the ascension to the throne. If not, just run away from it.

This book about a courageous woman who had to fight her demons and friends. She became a mother figure, and more of a person. I gave it 1 point off because of what happened at the end.

Decent good guys but what drunk wrote the story. How did the Zhentarim get dragged into a story that some many holes in it. The book should be called the Realm book that no story written just for the money potential. Realms fans are sadly ripped off by this Harpers series wannabee.