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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780786942459
ISBN number: 0786942452
Label: Wizards of the Coast
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 306
Printing Date: December 05, 2006
Publishing house: Wizards of the Coast
Age index: Young Adult
Release Date: December 05, 2006
Sale Popularity Level: 168819
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Daughter of House Hiloar
War Wizard of Cormyr
Renegade
Only fools find themselves at Winterkeep after the very first snowfall. The cold alone can kill, if you live long enough, and dangers far worse haunt the ruined keep in winter.
But slavers stole her son. She would sacrifice everything to get him back. But in the uncaring, frozen north, will it be enough?
About the Author
Mark Sehestedt (no relation to Laurence Tureaud) was born in Portales, New Mexico. He grew up on a steady diet of Marvel comic books, Star Trek reruns, Star Wars, science-fiction, horror, and Mel Brooks movies. His very first endeavor at a book was “How Not to Get Captured by Monsters on Halloween Night,” which he wrote at age four while watching Scooby-Doo. It still hasn’t found a publisher.
He now lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, six children, a dog, a bird, a gecko, and various unnamed spiders. Frostfell is his very first novel. Film rights are still available.
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Frostfell by Mark Sehestedt is the last book of the greatly disappointing Wizards series. When I saw average 5 stars from 10 reviewers, I was really expecting something good, if not special. In the end, I failed to see what is the fuss all about.
First something from the good side. The author does a great job of describing the wastes, and people that live there. Gives really detailed view of the Lythari and their habits. Side characters are also developed and have interesting backgrounds. Here I'm talking about Lendri and Gyaidiun (or whatever its spelled). Besides that, the story also has a nice background, with foundations well in the past. A standard fantasy story, but again told in a very nice way. Sehestedt writes in a flowing, reader-friendly manner.
The main character is the one of the most uninteresting characters I ever saw. She cant carry a chapter, let alone the whole novel. Also there is no introspection from any of the characters, so that makes them bleak and easily forgettable. The plot lacks any intrigue and twists, and it is the boring "go from here to there and defeat evil threatening the world" plot. Also I had a feeling half the book is in italics, with all those expressions in the language of the Wastes.
All in all, a mediocre book at best, closer to 2 stars then 4.
The series of these Wizards books, as a whole, are an epic fail. One decent book (Bloodwalk), one mediocre (this one), one with a good story written in a very confusing way (Blackstaff) and another Cordell classic (Darkvision), a completely unreadable and amateurish work. Mathematically, the series score 2.25 stars in average, which is more then disappointing. Read Bloodwalk, and skip the rest.
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As a huge fan of the Forgotten Realms, I tend to be a tough judge of the novels. Well, this is surely one of the better ones in recent years. The main character was well done and her predictament is well played out by the author.
Even better are some of the side characters, particularly the lythari and his human "brother." The action, although intense, is certainly not the focus of the book. A good thing for me.
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This book is a dungeons and dragons novel set in the forgotten realms world.
And is Mark Sehestedt very first novel.
I enjoyed the book. The author has terrific talent and a flair for writing. Although I did find parts difficult to follow, and hard understand what was happening.
Mr Sehestedt has done his research into the realms , and anybody interested in forgotten realms will love the detail in the book.
And those who don't know the realms will still enjoy the book. The characters and story are all good, the writing excellent.
A must read for realms fans. And I look forward to more books by Mr Sehestedt.
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I'm really glad I picked up this novel. I was itching for a good book about wizards and I've been dissappointed in the past about the lack of meat to books where wizards take center stage. This one is full of fight, danger, mystery, drama, action, and lots of magic. LOVE IT!
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Mark Sehestedt's Frostfell is one book of a series of stand alone novels called "The Wizards". It's a gripping story about a Cormyrian Warwizard and her adopted son set in the Endless Wastes long after the Tuigan invasion. For Realm's fan this area is brought to amazing life by Mark's style of description and grasp of the scenery.
As the last survivor of a small village, Jalan is found among the wreckage by Amira, a Warwizard tasked to care for the child. Amira ultimately becomes attached to the boy and comes to think of him as her own, little realizing the history of his heritage. When a cadre of sorcerer's kidnap the child, she enlists the aid of Gyaidun and Lendri, blood brothers and exiles of a remote elven tribe, as well Kwarun, the tribe's shaman.
The boy's bloodline holds a story and secret that the group unravels as they give chase to the kidnappers. Amira, as a foreigner in the Wastes, comes to learn more about the history of the land and people that live there and ultimately accept and embrace her role in it's unraveling.
Mark's description of the cold, empty vastness of this region leaves the reader with goose bumps and a sense of desolation. His method of showing this region is palpable as he weaves his story around the backdrop of the land. The characters are rich in complexity and his seamless control of the "foreign-ness" of Amira in this region is perfect.
The story is primarily told from Amira's point of view and Mark captures the communication differences in the dialogue wonderfully. The learning experiences between Amira and the others are fascinating as they struggle to understand one another. Mark's ability to maintain an intense pacing whilst the characters are forced to interact and save the child are amazing. Many times the reader is caught up in the middle of the character's frustrations and anger and then relieves the pressure by providing leaps of progress in the character's interactions.
The story itself is very well thought out and the plot balanced between lore and character with no distinction of the two. As a Realm's fan and reader there is a lot of showcased material in this story but to enjoy the book on its own does not require background information. This was a strong tale and it holds its own weight even without the background knowledge.
A wonderful and enjoyable story to add to any fantasy collection.
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