Sacrifice of the Widow

Bhaern Quel · Post by **Bhaern Quel** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:23 am

Well some have recieved this book and making comments on it. Not sure I am happy about what a few others appear to be happy about.

IAE http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Downloads/ ... 167400.zip is a sample chapter of the book where mother and daughter are playing a game.

Anybody here actually recieved and read this product? It clearly devles into Eilistraee to some extent.

Post by **Shir'le E. Illios** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:46 am

I was planning to go to the local store this weekend and see if they've got the book. If they don't (and they probably won't) I'll just order it off Amazon. It's a bit required reading for me.

Haven't heard anything about it yet though so I'm not sure what to expect. And seeing as I'm still disgusted by how the Lady Penitent came to be I'm rather worried.

Love -x-x-x-

Shir'le

Sabaal · Post by **Sabaal** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:46 pm

I'd like to read it but I think I'd have to wait a good time before it gets to our libraries

CrankyOzzie · Post by **CrankyOzzie** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:48 am

Just reading that excerpt has put me off buying this book. The writing is just.. it reads like it's forced, or pre-scripted. Almost like WoTC have stood over her shoulder and said "this is what is going to happen, now write a book about it." I've noticed that with most of the FR books I have read. The outcome seems to be pre-determined... which it is, mind you, but a story shouldn't give the impression it is. Of course, this could just be because I know a bit about the realms, and know what to expect.

Add to the above, there is no real description. It's more like a script, saying who's sitting where, and what they're doing. I mean, for all I know, Lolth's wearing a pink tutu and stockings, and Eilistraee's clad only in a purple g-string and suspenders, while her brother was wearing a frilly red dress covered in silver sequins, and the board they were playing on was green and pink checked. Though, it DOES say the board was made from a tree, so...

Either way, I'll stick with the Dragonlance books, thanks.

This review brought to you by Cranky, the guy who rants far too much.

Shando · Post by **Shando** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:22 am

So far what I seen of it, the book looks pretty interesting, though I do agree with Cranky on this one; the way it is written is sort of forced. The imagery of the scene is lacking abit if you ask me, maybe Lolth is down to her undies and the Dark Maiden is wearing a gambler's hat with the Spider Queen's lost outfit in her lap? Fun stuff XD

I also agree that FR books, at least the ones I read, have had forced endings. Bloodwalk? One of the best stories I read. Great main character, good overall story, but a horrible, forced ending.

Argoth · Post by **Argoth** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:51 pm

Want a forced ending? Try Windwalker. That's a forced ending. But it's been discussed somewhere before.

CrankyOzzie · Post by **CrankyOzzie** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:50 am

I just read a few posts on the WoTC forums about this. Seems the Drow Pantheon is going to become a bit less crowded after this series is done, it's down 2 members by the end of the first book, apparently.

This is [url=http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.p ... 6:36whno4v]the thread[/url:36whno4v]. Some spoilers in there, as you'd imagine, and some wild speculation.

Bhaern Quel · Post by **Bhaern Quel** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:37 am

[quote="CrankyOzzie":pwbzq3sj]
This is [url=http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.p ... 6:pwbzq3sj]the thread[/url:pwbzq3sj]. Some spoilers in there, as you'd imagine, and some wild speculation.[/quote:pwbzq3sj]

Less then impressed by the thread. Yes a few spoiliers are there, but in Realms deities often do not remain dead. There was some hope of followers of the Dark Maiden that Lolth died (in a sense she did) but istead got a more powerful force for Evil.

Shando · Post by **Shando** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:49 am

[quote="Argoth":3bd7t60a]Want a forced ending? Try Windwalker. That's a forced ending. But it's been discussed somewhere before.[/quote:3bd7t60a]

I know! That made me want to cry! I was half tempted to burn the book after =/

Post by **Shir'le E. Illios** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:59 am

I haven’t read Sacrifice of the Widow yet (it should arrive later this week or early next week I hope), but I’ve had my fair share of spoilers already and, without spoiling anything myself, I’ll say this for the rest of the series…

I’m very scared.

Love -x-x-x-

Shir'le

CrankyOzzie · Post by **CrankyOzzie** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:47 am

Mmhmmm. I, personally, don't think they'd kill of the Dark Maiden. She's probably the second most popular of the Drow deities. There's a couple more threads related to the Lady Penitent on those forums. (do they mean Eilistraee? I've never worked that one out, I'm assuming they do).

Bhaern Quel · Post by **Bhaern Quel** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:58 pm

Lady Penitent = Halisstra (a twice traitor Preistess, she betrayed Lolth for Eilistraee, then betrayed Eilistraee for Lolth. Her reward was a transfomation into kind of a super Drider more or less)

Argoth · Post by **Argoth** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:56 pm

[quote="Shando":1mn2yyr6][quote="Argoth":1mn2yyr6]Want a forced ending? Try Windwalker. That's a forced ending. But it's been discussed somewhere before.[/quote:1mn2yyr6]

I know! That made me want to cry! I was half tempted to burn the book after =/[/quote:1mn2yyr6]

You've got that right. Anyway, back to the Lady Penitent, I don't think I want to read that one. It's getting more and more... how to say it... someone's exaggerating. More books are beeing written just becouse someone wants the FR to go onward, someone wants something happening there, and I'm afraid that it's become just another money making machine, a moloch that does just that. Some of the books are really good, but on the other hand I've seen four times as much books that just suck. The three Baldur's Gate books for example. And who had the idea for making stats for gods? They're gods for crying out loud! Although they're not allmighty, they still are gods. A little too out of reach to be measured in any way, if you ask me. Ok, back to the drinking spree...

Rooky · Post by **Rooky** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:22 pm

I think I'll stick with my coloring book.

Vendrin · Post by **Vendrin** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:30 am

Holy fucking mother of all that is holy, unholy and everything in between.

This has got my expectations so high I don't know whether to laugh for joy or cry.

However I am pissed that the genderbias is now confirmed in eilistraee's faith as well. Not to mention that well... if you want spoilers pm me, but god damn it figures females would win out among the drow.

But maybe with certain... powershifts, eilistraee might not have much of a choice in looking more favorably on males.