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Don Bassingthwaite

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Werke von Don Bassingthwaite

The Yellow Silk (2004) 125 Exemplare
The Binding Stone (2005) 121 Exemplare
The Grieving Tree (2006) 84 Exemplare
Book of the Kindred (1996) 78 Exemplare
Pomegranates Full and Fine (1995) 72 Exemplare
The Killing Song (2006) 67 Exemplare
The Doom of Kings (2008) 65 Exemplare
Breathe Deeply (1995) 64 Exemplare
Word of Traitors (2009) 60 Exemplare
The Tyranny of Ghosts (2010) 44 Exemplare
The Temple of Yellow Skulls (2011) 40 Exemplare
If Whispers Call (2001) 30 Exemplare
The Eye of the Chained God (2012) 25 Exemplare

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Not a bad read but certainly helped me to decide to never read a RPG novel again.
 
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aeceyton | 1 weitere Rezension | Dec 26, 2020 |
With the binding stones in hand, Dah'mir heads to Sharn to twist more kalashtar into service of the Master of Silence. To save innocents from madness he must be stopped. At the same time warnings have to be given to the orcs of the Fat Tusk to prevent Dah'mir's return to the Bonetree Mound if he succeeds in Sharn. Singe, Dandra, Ashi and Natrac head to Sharn, while Geth, Ortrac and the Dhakaani hobgoblin Ekhaas head overland back into the Shadow Marches.

Splitting storylines in books is always tricky (and breaks a D&D house rule - you never split the party!). Its hard to sustain action more than one direction without resorting to cliff-hangers and/or leaving a thread hanging for a hundred pages. Bassingthwaite keeps things interesting and rolls more interesting characters into the mix.

Up until now Bassingthwaite has avoided Sharn, but he does the city justice and with his portrait of the kalashtar district and its ways provides another look at an 'other' community in the Eberron world. I won't spoil anything, but all in all this was a spectacular finish.

A new adventure begins with these characters in Bassingthwaite's follow-up trilogy 'The Legacy of Dhakaan', first volume: 'The Doom of Kings'.

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ManWithAnAgenda | Mar 6, 2020 |
After the climactic fight with the dragon Dah'mir, Singe, Geth and Dandra retreat to Zarash'ak to recover. With them for the long haul now are the half-orc Natrac who has his own secret past, and the young orc Gatekeeper druid Orshok. Best of all is the former Bonetree hunter Ashi who transformed from a leading stooge into an ally to the cause. Bassingthwaite has a tendency to treat all of his characters as opportunities, they serve a function to the plot, but at any time a casual encounter with an NPC turns into an important character. It makes the reader pay attention and adds depth to the world and the story.

I loved the time spent in the 'City of Stilts', Zarash'ak is the unofficial capital of the independent territory of the Shadow Marches. The story also leads on to the nation of Droaam, a nation of monsters. A clue in the oral tradition of the Bonetree people points the party into that nation to get ahead of Dah'mir's plans to free the powerful Daelkyr Master of Silence from its ancient prison. The threat of the Daelkyr and the close proximity of various planes of existence - some defined by elements such as air or fire, others by concepts such as dreams or madness - is well expanded upon.

Geth and Singe are beginning to trust each other, but their mutual past comes back to haunt them and there are secrets that must come out if their mission has any chance of success. Look out for new, unexpected allies. I don't want to spoil things, but I was especially impressed with the chilling development of the Lyrandar ship's captain as he's drawn further into the madness of the plane of Xoriat.

Give me ancient ruins and prophecy any day, this is still some of the best fantasy to come out of Eberron.

The Dragon Below

Next: 'The Killing Song'

Previous: 'The Binding Stone'
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ManWithAnAgenda | Mar 1, 2020 |
Eberron is celebrated for its urban settings, magically infused technology and the sentient construct Warforged. There are other layers to the setting, however, and Bassingthwaite takes full advantage. There are elemental-powered ships, and Sharn is a known location, but the story delves into the deeper lore of the ancient Hobgoblin empire that predates human civilization by thousands of years and the extraplanar struggle that destroyed it.

The first volume of the 'Dragon Below' trilogy starts in the rural nation of the Eldeen Reaches. Dominated by forest and governed by druids, it held itself apart during most of the Last War once it had established its independence. The action continues in another neglected area of Khorvaire: the Shadow Marches, the marshy homeland of most orcs.

This is one of the most interesting Eberron series yet. On top of the little-used settings, Bassingtwhaite has a great party of characters - the shifter Geth on the run from a shameful secret, the fighter/wizard Singe who has been seeking him out, and the Kalashtar on the run from a sinister cult. Everyone has secrets. A great fantasy that highlights the diversity Eberron has to offer.

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