Spinner of Lies Forgotten Realms The Abyssal Plague Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Bruce R Cordell John Pruden Audible Studios Books
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Memories of his past incarnations haunt Demascus, even as he searches for stolen portraits that contain the trapped souls of demigods. Meanwhile, drow creep beneath the city of Airspur, intent on precipitating war between Akanl and a rival nation. As Demascus attempts to win freedom from the ghost of his murdered lover, he agrees to thwart the drow's secret scheme, sending him on a trail that stretches between the Demonweb, Airspur, and an island that appears on no map.
Spinner of Lies is a sequel to Sword of the Gods, and is also tied to the Rise of the Underdark, an event that will have bold, sweeping ramifications across (and under) the Forgotten Realms.
Spinner of Lies Forgotten Realms The Abyssal Plague Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Bruce R Cordell John Pruden Audible Studios Books
I am a huge Forgotten Realms fan. I will read almost any book that takes place in the FR D&D setting (though admittedly I am not too fond of Elminster). I have enjoyed Cordell's books, but the writing style of the Sword of the Gods seems different from his Abolethic Sovereignty series.Since the Spellplague, I have been waiting for the drow to make a reappearance (Drizzt doesn't count because he is one drow and is not involved in the other events concerning his race). Since the events in Lady Penitent (great tirlogy, by the way), we have not heard much from the black-skinned race, and many questions are as yet unanswered. Lolth's plan to take over the Weave is, frankly, terrifying, but one can tell Wizards of the Coast is finally putting events into motion after the Spellplague. It was kind of strange to read about a deva and the drow in the same book, but not in a bad way. We also start to learn more of Damascus' past. I found the flashback of him fighting to free souls and angels coming to ferry them away before the mountain collapsed quite interesting, and I wish there had been more of it.
All in all, a must read for any Forgotten Realms fan. The only real complaint I have is that it is only available as an ebook. Kindle is good for some books, but I like my FR books in hard copy, thank you very much. If it ever does come out in book form, I'm buying it, even though it is already on my Kindle. The first one was a hard copy, so why wasn't this one?
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Spinner of Lies Forgotten Realms The Abyssal Plague Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Bruce R Cordell John Pruden Audible Studios Books Reviews
Spinner of Lies is the sequel to Sword of the Gods (Forgotten Realms Abyssal Plague, Book 2) and takes place a few months after it. We meet back up with the cast of the previous book, Demascus, a divine assassin known as the Sword of the Gods, Riltana, a wise cracking windsoul genasi who steals from the wealth of Airspur, and Chant Morven, a pawn shop owner with a network of informants that keep him abreast of events in the city. There is a new addition to the group, Jaul Morven, Chant's son. Their relationship is not on the best of terms and this provides a great side plot to the story. I really enjoyed group's interactions, especially Riltana's scathing comments to Demascus in the heat of battle. Bruce's crowning achievement is his characters. He is able to weave a tight story but at the same time you get to hear the character's inner monologues describing their hopes and fears. Things like Demascus's fear of losing his identity, Riltana's hopes for her estranged lover, and Chant's worry for his son, helped draw me in and really feel a kinship with the characters. Readers of Bruce's Abolethic Sovereignty will be happy to see Captain Thoster, the captain of the Green Siren, again. There is also a reference to the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons module, Tomb of Horrors, that longtime players will notice. (I really enjoyed the reference).
There are lots of things going on in Spinner of Lies. The first is Queen Arathane's request for Demascus and company to discover the reason communication has stopped to a mine on a secret island that left unchecked could lead to war with Tymanther, next is Demacus's murdered lover that has come back to haunt him, then stolen paintings that hold the souls of demigods, and finally drow activity in Airspur. That is a lot of ground to cover in just one book but Bruce takes these plots and spins them (no pun intended) into thread that reaches a very satisfying conclusion.
Central to the plot are the drow. The drow have been a favorite race of mine since I first read R.A. Salvatore's Drizzt series years back. Why are they lurking in Airspur and who are they in league with? Spinner of Lies is part of Wizards of the Coast's Rise of the Underdark, an event that will have bold, sweeping ramifications across (and under) the Forgotten Realms.
Even with multiple plots going on there is still time to focus on the main character, Demascus. He is a divine assassin, the "Sword of the Gods", an instrument of divine retribution. These words are inscribed on Demascus's sarcophagus
"Agent of Fate, Emissary of Divine Judgement, Cuttter of Destiny's Thread. You died as you lived, and you will live again, Demascus, Sword of the Gods."
Yet he is still only a shadow of his former self and without his artifact, the Whorl of Ioun, he is more human than divine agent of vengeance. But is this necessarily a bad thing? Demascus wants to be more human, and not a tool of the gods, to control is own destiny. He can feel the other part of himself, the part that revels in destruction, waiting to take over, and has to fight to keep it in check. It would be so easy to let that part take over but it would truly cost him his humanity. There is a scene where Demascus seeks divine counsel and things do not go well. The dialog that occurs during that scene is fantastic.
I am ashamed to admit it, but I normally do not think on how well the title of a book fits a story, I concentrate on the characters and the story itself, but this time the title really stood out to me. Spinner of Lies is a very apt title as it perfectly describes the parallel plot lines in the book. I will not go into detail as to spoil it for other readers, but it was very well done.
I have been a longtime reader of Bruce's work and he continues to write books worthy of any fantasy reader's bookshelf, and Spinner of Lies is no exception. I highly recommend it.
This review was of an ARC from NetGalley.
This is the second novel about Demascus, the sword of the gods. In this installment, Demascus and crew help out the Queen of Akanul with a problem she can't handle through legitimate means. Also, a new party is introduced, who have nefarious designs for Demascus. During the course of the novel Demascus recovers more memories of his previous selves, some from before he even came to Realms space. His friends are put into compromising positions, and we get to see them work through the issues. This book has a lot going on in it.
I really enjoyed it; it has everything a Realms fan can ask for Airspur gangsters, Drow, Monarchs in action, Powerful artifacts, Deities, Vampires, Epic battle scenes, cameo's of characters from other books, and betrayal. I really love how Demascus is seeing the differences between who he is now and who he was and I am excited to see how this may play out in the future. I can't get enough of Airspur, the city sounds amazing and dangerous and full of energy. This novel also gave me a greater sense of things happening within the Realms outside of the narrative. The Realms doesn't just have Demascus and crew doing their thing, there are adventurers and villains out there somewhere having adventures and I enjoyed that about this novel. I have only one negative about this book and it is the pacing. I felt like I was on a fabulous wild ride and then an abrupt halt and then another wild ride and then another abrupt halt. It is a minor complaint in an otherwise excellent book.
If you're a fan of the Forgotten Realms, either as a gamer or as a reader (or both!) you'll like this e-book. It's filled with heroism, adventure, banter, swordplay, magic and a host of really, really, really bad guys. Demascus, the warrior deva at the center of Cordell's series, continues to unravel the mysteries of his past lives - as he has lived in incarnation after incarnation in the service of the gods as an assassin of fate. From those past lives he has a number of potent enemies and he will need to regain his memories and powers if he is to survive their machinations.
At the end of the book a number of cool additional sections provides additional notes on the setting, Cordell's thoughts on writing and a good deal of insight into this particular corner of the Forgotten Realms. Bruce is a talented author with a good voice for the genre and a good handle on this kind of adventure-based fiction - pick it up!
I am a huge Forgotten Realms fan. I will read almost any book that takes place in the FR D&D setting (though admittedly I am not too fond of Elminster). I have enjoyed Cordell's books, but the writing style of the Sword of the Gods seems different from his Abolethic Sovereignty series.
Since the Spellplague, I have been waiting for the drow to make a reappearance (Drizzt doesn't count because he is one drow and is not involved in the other events concerning his race). Since the events in Lady Penitent (great tirlogy, by the way), we have not heard much from the black-skinned race, and many questions are as yet unanswered. Lolth's plan to take over the Weave is, frankly, terrifying, but one can tell Wizards of the Coast is finally putting events into motion after the Spellplague. It was kind of strange to read about a deva and the drow in the same book, but not in a bad way. We also start to learn more of Damascus' past. I found the flashback of him fighting to free souls and angels coming to ferry them away before the mountain collapsed quite interesting, and I wish there had been more of it.
All in all, a must read for any Forgotten Realms fan. The only real complaint I have is that it is only available as an ebook. is good for some books, but I like my FR books in hard copy, thank you very much. If it ever does come out in book form, I'm buying it, even though it is already on my . The first one was a hard copy, so why wasn't this one?
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