Swordmage (Forgotten Realms: Blades of the Moonsea, #1)

Straight to the point, a great book. Interesting all the way through. The series gets better in the second book, i am really excited to read the third.

This is a very well written and Mr. Baker gets you to care about the characters very earliy on. The basic story is about an adventurer that comes back to his hometown after being away for 10 years to find out what happened to an old friend who has been murdered. The story keeps you engaged the whole way thru. The second half of the books really moves and I couldnt hardly put it down. I snuck in chapters even at work it was... Read Full Review

I thought that this wasn't too bad a book, considering we have very little information of what is going on. I think I have read one book mentioning the death of Mystra, and there was a mention of the Spellplague in the latest Drizzt novles. Still, this book only gives us a glimpse of what has happened. I do see the 5th Age in this, and that pretty much chased me away from Dragonlance. Here's hoping that doesn't happen... Read Full Review

Richard Baker's "Swordmage" is the first book of the Blades of the Moonsea trilogy, which takes place in the Dungeons & Dragons' Forgotten Realms world. This is the first novel utilizing the new fourth edition rules introduced during the course of this year. The story takes place approximately one hundred years after the Realms event called The Spellplague, which is the method used to introduce the changes to the rule... Read Full Review

Swordmage by Richard Baker is the first book in the Blades of Moonsea trilogy. Forgotten Realms fans will be most interested in this book due to the fact that it is the first book in the post-Spellplague era. The second book is titled Corsair, but as of yet there is no release date announced for it. The prelude takes place in 1477 DR and the rest of the novel takes place in 1479 DR. There has been much talk about just what... Read Full Review