What do You think about Dark Lord (2007)?
I tend to agree with a couple of the other reviews, this is a semi-autobiographical piece and Ed is lashing out at Wizards of the Coast and their corporate master Hasbro for their bastardization of Dungeons & Dragons with the 4th Edition and Ed's creation of the Forgotten Realms. Ed is Rod Everlar and Falconfar is the Realms. I also thought not enough time was spent on characterization and was one long run-on battle to the final chapters. His naming conventions were confusing and his dialogue was no where near what I expect from a writer if his tenure and skill. I'm hoping the remainder of the trilogy finds Ed in a better place because this world shows true promise.
—Bruce
I really think that Ed Greenwood is very very angry right now. That's the only thing I can think of for a wonderful fantasy author such as him to write something so horrible.Never really read a book by Ed Greenwood that I did not like before. This is a first. It jumps around, ignores the main characters, and throws useless info at you when you least need it.I believe this is a retaliation for those who decided to change the Forgotten Realms world so drastically. It seems almost to be 'look how much it sucks when you throw everything to the wind and muck everything up', which is what seems to happen in the book as well as the Realms.Horrible, awful, it sucks, whatever you do do not buy this book.
—Forgotten Realms Queen
A lot goes on in this book, and at first I thought it was a very confusing book. However after much time and pushing through the first part it became a little less confusing. I like how richly the world is developed and the magic and fights are described really well. The parts that I didn't like are that the conversations are really bad. There is no character after the first book that I liked or really cared for. As a matter of fact I couldn't understand why anyone like anyone else in the book, the main characters Tay and Rod were boring and lifeless. If it wasn't for the fights I wouldn't have kept reading. As I said there are 100s of characters and names introduced so it does get a little confusing, but it was an alright read.
—Cindy
