Faces of Deception

by Troy Denning

Book Overview

Atreus of Erlkazar Hidden from his powerful family's enemies behind the hideous mask of his own face. Sent by the goddess of beauty on an impossible mission. Driven to find a way past his own flesh,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786911832
• ISBN13: 9780786911837
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

An oddity worth reading

I imagine that Troy Denning's success as a Realms author earned him the right to produce this strange, non-commerical, personal and dare I say even literary work. While there's perhaps a trifle too much archness in naming the cursed hero Atreus (Denning showing a command of Greek tragedy), Denning crafts a compelling portrait in which no characters are either all good, or all bad. This is far more than the Realms version of Lost Horizon.

It was good

The characters were good. The plot was interesting and new...although at times some of the points were cheesy...once or twice....even an ogre thats in there! If u like forgotton realms...i suggest u buy this book.

way beyond typical FR fluff

Denning has brought the same maturity and intelligence to theForgotten Realms that he showed in Pages of Pain. This is the"smartest" FR book I've ever read -- worth a read be any fan of serious fantasy fiction. Denning is on a level far above the rest of the game tie-in pack and this book is a great example of just how far above them he is.

Good read with a dash of the Mythos

Denning's Pages of Pain and now Faces of Deception are great yarns where the quests end in colorful yet utter failure. If that is not Lovecraftian enough, this story even has an unspeakable surprise ending for HPL fans.

A well done book with good imagination.

"Faces of Deception" carried with it a possible masterpiece of a tale but fell just short. "Faces" brought more of the Utter East's landscape but no more detail that what was seen in the Double Diamond Saga. The characters portrayed excellence individually but I thought that they lacked a 'togetherness' better seen in Mr. Denning's previous novels. Overall, the book held a steady ground in what was being shown, perhaps too detailed, and framed what the characters were doing and feeling with excellent wording and emotion. I gave four stars partly because I like Mr. Denning's work and partly because of the story. All in all it was a good read and I recommend it to anyone who reads fantasy.