Knight of the Black Rose

Ravenloft: Terror of Lord Soth, Book 1

By: James Lowder

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

On the fabled world of Krynn, Lord Soth finally learns that there is a price to pay for his long history of evil deeds, a price even an undead warrior might find horrifying. Dark powers transport Soth to Barovia, and there the death knight must face the dread minions of Count Strahn Von Zarovich, the vampire lord of the nightmare land. But with only a captive Vistani woman and an untrustworthy ghost for allies, Lord Soth soon discovers that he may have to join forces with the powerful vampire if he is ever to escape the realm of terror. Knight of the Black Rose is the second in an open-ended series of Gothic horror tales dealing with the masters and monsters of the Ravenloft dark fantasy setting.

©2012 Wizards of the Coast LLC (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

this should be a movie

this should be a movie I say. I love it and I love it and I love it

Lord Soth...'nuff said!!!

This is an awesome story...and the narration brings it to life...this is for sure not one to miss...Lord Soth is Dungeons & Dragons answer to Lord Vader...and I'm here for it...

Enjoying a trip back

i read this book when it came out in 1991 and i loved it i was already a fan of lord soth . this book made me cheer for him even more. if you are a fan of dragonlance then this book is a must read and or listen

Pretty great with some notable problems.

This story takes place in a fantastical world based on the Dungeons and Dragons world of Ravenloft. Before I go further, note that I did enjoy this book very much, despite some issues, one of which may be my own personal problem. James Lowder has a mixed comprehension of this world and its creatures. The performance of the Death Knight Soth is amazing and those he allies with are engaging. However, the key of the Ravenloft world, Lord Strahd Von Zarovich, was not his regular self. This Strahd was a noble host to a monster of equal horror to his own, something Strahd would never do. Despite it being unreliable to compare two authors, the work of P. F. Elrod’s “I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin” finds Strahd doing all in his power to keep the lich away from him once he discovers the creatures identity. Danny Campbell, this story’s mostly skilled and charismatic narrator sometimes stumbles over words, mixing up two similar words such as Strahd and Soth to form Stroth and made me have to rewind the chapter in a form of double take, as well as the occasional mix-up of his voices for the story’s characters. However, these problems in this Audible presentation are minor flaws in what is a rather wonderful experience. James Lowder and Danny Campbell gave me a book that I will revisit with great joy as a more permanent member of my Audible library.

Surprisingly good!

Wow! I'm really shocked. I figured this book would be just okay. No matter what other things say, this is really a stand alone book that tells the story of how one of the greatest villains ever, ends up in Ravenloft.

I admit that my expectations were low. Instead of giving me a story about a villain that's not really a villain and attempting to make me feel sorry for him, The author pulls out all the stops and reminds you, at the ideal times, that Soth is an undead, unchanging, bad guy.

This isn't a story with altering characters that learn from their mistakes and grow. Because they quite literally can't. There is one character that does, but she is more of a side character. All the very main characters are bad guys and unapologetically so.

So from the first sentence to the last, I really enjoyed this. I wish I had read it when I was much younger. I would have eaten up in a day.