War in Tethyr

War in Tethyr is a fantasy novel by Victor Milán, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It is the second novel published in The Nobles series, and was published in paperback in October, 1995.

War in Tethyr
Cover of the first edition
AuthorVictor Milán
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Nobles
GenreFantasy novel
Published1995
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0-7869-0184-5

Plot summary

In War in Tethyr a beautiful warrior and her band of adventurers unite the locals against the villains.[1]

Reception

Gideon Kibblewhite reviewed War in Tethyr for Arcane magazine, rating it a 2 out of 10 overall.[1] He starts the review by saying: "Oh dear, oh dear. Victor Milan leaves almost no cliché unturned in this weak Forgotten Realms effort. From the book's corny beginning to its cheesy end, there is little of worth. A few background ideas may be found in its pages (there are a couple of good monsters, a take on body-snatching and some information about the city and people of Zazesspur) but you'll have to put up with an excruciating story."[1] He criticizes the unoriginal plot, calling the heroes "The A Team with swords", and comments: "All the old veterans are wheeled out; a dwarf that mutters and tears at his beard, a half-elven bard with a voice like a golden bell, the list goes on..."[1] Kibblewhite concludes the review by saying: "Game tie-in novels are hard to recommend when, like this one, all they supply is a dodgy story filled with constant references to how lithe, flat-bellied and supple the heroine is. There is a talking horse, though. Unfortunately, its name is Goldie and comes out with lines like 'I sense trouble ahead, Randi Star.'"[1]

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gollark: But assuming the horrible problems can somehow be avoided, BCIs and/or mind uploading could be highly cool.
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References
  1. Kibblewhite, Gideon (January 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane. Future Publishing (2): 92.
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