Shadows of Doom

Forgotten Realms: The Shadow of the Avatar, Book 1

By: Ed Greenwood

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Elminster's Doom...

It was the eve of the Time of Troubles. The chaos of spilled blood, lawless strife, monsters unleashed, and avatars roaming Faern was still to come. Unbeknownst to mortals, the gods had been summoned together, and among them was Mystra, grown proud and willful in the passing eons. With the others, she was about to be stripped of her godhood. The secret of her power gave her an idea. She made certain preparations, looking always for one who would be her successor.... But until that person's ascension, her power must be preserved.

A lone mortal must carry the greater share of her divine energy until the power could be reclaimed, and it was the fate of this mortal to risk being destroyed or driven wild, involuntarily and without warning. This was the occaision of Elminster's Doom.

©1995 TSR, Inc. (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Ok

Got better at the end. In the beginning it’s was slow and boring to me but it was interesting enough to keep you interested and then at the end your like alright lot better. I just hope the next one is better.

An ok book that starts good then gets bogged down

I am a fan of Greenwood as a world builder but his writing is kind of all over the place. This book starts out interesting, but towards the middle I felt it became a bit of a slog. It is fairly interesting when he is stripped of his powers at the onset of the book but eventually it bogs down into him and his lady paladin hewing through dozens and dozens of bad guys saving a town from evil do'ers.

Entertaining then monotonous

Started out strong but got rather monotonous half way through and never really picked back up.

PURE ENTERTAINMENT! From start to finish

What did you love best about Shadows of Doom?

From the first moments, one is gripped by a thrilling tale of non stop action filled with delicious moments of intrigue, battle, and laugh out loud humor

Who was your favorite character and why?

Eliminster does not fail impress with his perfect blend of wit & wisdom

Have you listened to any of Todd McLaren’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I listened to Todd read the"Emberverse series and he made me an instant fan. I love him as a reader!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A wizard without spells can still woop-ass

Any additional comments?

Ed Greenwood = PURE ENTERTAINMENT!

Solid...

Enjoyable, but nothing special here. But a good sale book. Narrator gave a good read.