Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor

Great story, very well written. The character development, especially Kestrel's, was excellent as were names of the characters and places. Very good plot, appreciate very much Carrie's writing style. Action, magic, artifacts, weapons and plenty of enemy encounters. It was similar to playing a RPG computer game, in the different tasks that were completed through out the story. One of the better D & D books I have read thus far.

I loved Carrie Bebris' Pool of Radiance. I have read it about 5 times and each time, it still entices me into a world of magic, heros, and fantasy. Anyone who loves D & D should really read this book and enjoy.

I've been a huge fan of fantasy RPG games, including various D & D titles for quite a while. I picked up a collectors edition of Pool of Radiance: ROMD that had the pc game, some accessories and the novel by Carrie Bebris. I finished the game first and then decided to read the novel. Having played the game definitely added to the excitment of reading the book. Many of the big events coincide and enjoying the game allowed me to enjoy the book just as much, if not more. The characters are very well developed and the setting/ scenery is well written. It was pretty much great from start to finish and I highly recommend this book to a fantasy novel or Forgotten Realms fan! It made me want to hop back into the PC game and play it more, even after beating it.

Pool of Radiance was a very good novel I read recently. I enjoyed it so much I recommended my friends to read the novel. Reading this book made me realize that reading is fun, well with the proper book its fun. I don't like to read subjects that don't interest me. The reason why I enjoyed this novel is because it's based on Dungeons and Dragons so it's very interesting to read. The characters are unique and interesting, they all have their differences but they all work well together. My favorite character was Kestrel she was a thief that got her self into helping Corran a Paladin, Glenna a Sorceress and Durwyn a Fighter to keep watch on the Pool of Radiance. The funny part about Kestrel helping keep watch is that she didn't remember because she was drunk when she told this High Mage about the pool, so apparently she volunteered on accident. It's ironic that she is now helping the law but her whole way of life is breaking the law without getting caught. The authors were able to hold my interests because it was such a good novel. The authors kept putting surprises everywhere, they also put a lot of fighting and they were very descriptive so I don't think that little kids should read this book. Pool of Radiance is three books in one and each book had different authors. They kept me on the edge of my seat for 90 percent of the time. In conclusion I can say that I learned more about friendship and trust than I knew before. In this book there is a lot of verbal fighting between the friends but in the end they end up holding back their anger and keep going with their expedition. I already recommend this novel to my friends because they are into fantasy kind of novels and I'm sure that they will like this novel, and hopefully recommend it to their friends.

I really loved the book. I am still new to gameing, and this was my first FR book that I read and now I am hooked. I am a big Greyhawk player but after reading this book I had to go out and by the FR campane settings, and some other great FR books. I would recommend this book to anyone weather you are a hard core gamer, or just love a good book.