Lady of Poison: The Priests

by Bruce R. Cordell

Book Overview

Presents the first volume in a new fantasy series chronicling the stand-alone adventures and exploits of the clerics in the Forgotten Realms universe. Original. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786931612
• ISBN13: 9780786931613
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Good start tot he Priest series

I was a little aprehensive about this series. I wasn't sure if clerics could carry books the way mages and fighters have traditionally done. Yet, on the heals of the Rogues series I decided to give this a shot. I really enjoyed this book. It was a fun fast paced book. Granted, as others have said, the writing and editing wasn't the best - but I don't think editing mistakes is a reason to downgrade a book. The main character has a very interesting story one the easily captivates the reader, the story is gradually told throughout the first half or so of the book. The supporting characters are just as interesting. The author does a very good job of scene description and character development throughout the story. It's fairly easy to feel invested in this story. Overall, I'd receommend this book to most people. If you enjoy Forgotten Realms books I think you will most likely like this one.

What a fine start to the Priests!

I loved this book. The main character, Marrec, has a unique past that is revealed throughout the first half of this fast-moving book. He has a few companions, the warrior Gungarri, the ranger Elowen, and the wizard Ususi, who are all interesting and characterized well. I liked the chemistry of the group and they used interesting magic items. The quest they take on is enjoyable and fast moving with excellent villians. The monsters they fight are out of the ordinary and the action scenes brilliant. I loved the descriptions of everything rotting... this is an awesome book and the author did a great job writing it. I hope the rest of the Priests are this good!

Entertaining story and good use of game rules

The characters in this story are well developed and non-standard. I really enjoyed the back story of the main character, and his battle with his ideas about himself. As I read this book, I noticed some of the 3rd ed. rules being woven in, quite well I think. I never asked the question "how the heck are these people still alive?" as I often do with Ed Greenwood or R. Salvatore books. The concept of exploring priests is fairly unique; I think this series will prove they are trove of ideas and concepts that are entertaining as well as readable. I am very much looking forward to the next segment of "the priests" and I hope it is well done.

Suprising and enjoyable

I thought I knew where things were going. But I was wrong. The characters kept finding themselves in new places. I especially enjoyed it when they traveled through the ancient Imaskaran plane of mistakes on their way to Dun Tharos. Also, I really liked the story behind Marrec's parentage--I don't want to give it away here. I bet wou will like it, too!

Decay, Plague, rot and a very unlikely party

I thought this book was great. I liked the fact that the main party was composed of various clerics and men/women of various faiths. The party is composed at different times of elves, humans, mages, and a mudusa... oh, and a demon from time to time. Everybody in the party is from far away places and exotic lifestyles that are very interesting and facinating in their each exotic way. It shows how strong a party can be if there are many different skills, even though this party struggles often enough.Also, the realm of enviornment that the characters are exploring and adventuring in is plagued, rotting, and decayed forest area because of the nemesis - the Rotting Man. He has overtaken the power of one of the cleric's God and there the adventure begins. The creatures and enemies are unlike anything I've read in a Forgotten Realms book. They are creatures that have also been overtaken by the decay and rot of the Rotting Man. There are also great battles that include magic weapons, potions of destruction, musical instraments, and demonic forces.It is hard to actually review this book because it is so different than the typical fantasy adventures that I've read, especially from the Forgotten Realms. I'm excited to see what the rest of the books in "the Priests" series has in store for us.I also liked Bruce R. Cordell's writing style. It was fresh and well written. I hope he continues to write because he's good - real good.Read this book, it is a good one. Well worth the time.