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Elminster in Hell

Forgotten Realms: Elminster, Book 4

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Hell hath such fury...

On the world of his birth he's all but a god, but when an ancient evil banishes him to the depths of the Nine Hells, he's just another lost soul. Elminster, Sage of Shadowdale, Chosen of Mystra, faces his most desperate struggle - to survive, to escape, to cling to his very sanity - and all the forces of the inferno are rallied against him.

©2002 Wizards of the Coast LLC (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Epic Fantasy Fantasy Epic Fiction Dragons & Mythical Creatures Action & Adventure Mythology
Engaging Character Banter • Rich Fantasy Lore • Great Voice Acting • Intriguing Memory Fragments • Epic Magical Battles

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Such a great story, though it wad hard to get through at times because you feel as helpless as Elminster while he suffers at the mercies of an archdevil.

Amazing

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Interesting, but hard to follow. The narrator does not distinguish dialogue and narration well. The story jumps around a lot, and seems to have missed portions that should have been exposited, but are instead later just explained away. The meandering style proves how interesting each pericope is, to be able to hold your attention and keep you listening, but makes it hard to follow the progression and properly understand/be affected by the literary devices used. It seems almost that Greenwood was enjoying writing so much, that he hit the 400 page mark and thought, "Oops, time to draw this to a conclusion." One character seemed to be developed well over the pages, but it never fully came to fruition. Again, narration is hard to follow. You have to deliberately pay attention to avoid being lost and having to backtrack minutes.

Good Content, Hard to follow flow and narration

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Of all of the tales of Elminster, I like this one the least. As an audio book it is hard to follow at times since there is a lot of jumping through Elminster's thoughts, memories, and that of the devil's.

Not the Best in the Series

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I believe Elminster is as great as Drizzit. But it is time to get back to Drizzit. But I will be back soon.

Awesome

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This book was so jarring to listen to with the story transitioning back and forth. If I'd hadn't heard any of his other novels, I'd have given up somewhere around the half way mark.

Sooooo kludgy...

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